I have spoken to dozens of individuals who are looking at buying real estate in Costa Rica. I have looked at hundreds of properties and developments in Costa Rica. Of course, everyone’s criteria is varied, but there is a “magic number” that keeps popping up, like the universe recorded it somehow and keeps playing it back to me.
That “magic number” is 200 - or more specifically, $200,000.
Costa Rica has a large number of fine and luxury properties, priced at $400K and above. What is more difficult to find are properties priced at a more modest price tag of $200,000 or less. Over and over I hear from people that they want to find properties in the $200,000 range - it is like that recording that I told you about.
The luxury properties are exactly that - luxurious - but there is still the average buyer out there who wants a modest, safe, and clean Costa Rican property, but doesn’t want to pay a fortune for it. For the beginner, finding these properties seems like a daunting, almost impossible task. When you search the Internet, a score of ads and search results pop up for high-priced, luxury properties, making it appear as if Costa Rica is not for the average person any longer. Unfortunately, that’s untrue.
The key is working with people in the know - people who can network with real estate folks all around Costa Rica to find those properties. These properties do exist, and there are quite a few of them!
So that is one of my goals - to find these high quality, inexpensive properties priced around $200,000, or less. My list is ever-growing and diverse, satisfying a large group of buyers who want to invest in the tropical paradise that is Costa Rica.
