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Did you know that there is no MLS in Costa Rica? So finding your dreamhome there (or any other Latin American country for that matter) is not just a matter of contacting any real estate agent in Costa Rica and getting access to the country’s available real estate - that doesn’t happen and won’t for a very long time.Instead, you need to be working with someone who has contacts with real estate agents, property management companies, and developers all over the country! That happens to be what I can offer my clients. With my involvement with Compass Properties, I can offer properties in new developments that we have reviewed as being a safe purchase. Also, my growing network of English-speaking, hardworking, service-oriented real estate agents throughout the country allow me to help you find specific Costa Rica property.
And if you are looking to buy a vacation/investment property, you’ll definitely want to use a reliable property management company that can fill and take care of your property as efficiently as possible. I can help you there too.
By the way, this goes for commercial property and developers as well. My contacts deal with strip malls, apartment buildings, office buildings, hotels, and other commercial properties. We can also help developers find and obtain raw land, as well as assist them with commercial lending.
So if you are looking for any real estate in Costa Rica - from $100K to several million - then myself and my network would be more than happy to assist you!
Growing up in freezing, cold winters in a small rural town just outside the bustling metropolis of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the only way I can explain my fascination with all things tropical
Ever since I can remember, I dreamed of beaches, palm trees, coconuts, waves, and warmth. My favorite foods are all exotic (Thai, Hawaiian). My favorite smells (coconut sunscreen and neoprene from wetsuits) bring up visions of crystal clear waters on a cinnamon-colored, sandy beach. Maybe that’s another reason why I’m fascinated by using exotic bamboo as a building material.
I started looking into it casually on the Internet a few years ago. I even checked Amazon for some books on using bamboo to build structures, hoping I might find a “How To” book. The idea of living in a tropical-looking house made of bamboo warms me and brings a silly smile to my face.
As it turns out, bamboo is also an extremely strong, renewable, and plentiful building material that has recently gained the attention that it deserves in mainstream architecture and development. First of all, its growth rate is extraordinary - unsurpassed by any of the typical timber competitors.
Bamboo is also a superior building material when it comes to standing up to earthquakes. Brick and concrete buildings collapse before bamboo buildings do.
If you want to read more about the mainstreaming of bamboo in development, check out this article on Yahoo.
So now I’m curious as to what you all think of bamboo houses? Fill out my short questionnaire below and I’ll report the results in the upcoming weeks.
This informative guide was provided by Facio Abogados, the top law firm in Costa Rica, and one of Compass Properties’ business affiliates. You can download it to your computer, read it from there, or even print it out.
Costa Rica’s Tourism Board (ICT) has just released its 2007 year end tourism statistics. Here are some of the highlights:
1. Crime against tourists dropped 26%
2. Tourism rose by 11.5%
3. Total of 1.9 million people (tourists) visited Costa Rica
4. $1.9 Billion in Tourism Revenue, up 300 million from last year.
5. 100 New ICT Police Officers added
6. Jaco has granted $800,000 more dollars for next year to hire more police.
These are some exciting numbers, and just confirmation of what we have been saying - that tourism is continuing to grow in Costa Rica.
Even more exciting is that crime against tourists has gone down. Typically, tourists fall victim to petty theft, mostly because they aren’t using common sense and they fall prey to small time thieves who target tourists. But with the addition of the new ICT police officers who work in conjunction with local police forces to keep tourists safe, these crimes have gone down. Quick justification for these new police officers.
And it appears that in response to this resounding success, the town of Jaco has set aside funds to beef up their ICT police officers, continuing their dedication to improve this great tourist town.
Are you a developer who would be interested in chatting with us to see if it would be a fit for everyone, to have us market your Costa Rican development to the Canadian and US market? Then just fill out the form below and we will contact you shortly to discuss your development.
NOTE: If you are a developer with a development in a country OTHER than Costa Rica, you may fill out this form as we have contacts who can assist you.