Real Estate Costa Rica
Real Estate - If you’re reading this page then you’re probably thinking of owning, renting or investing in Real Estate in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is an amazing country, the country has it all. If property in Costa Rica is your goal, then this page should help you with some valuable information. You can find basic small homes from $60,000 to multi-million-dollar luxury mansions and estates. You can choose to live simply in Costa Rica or as extravagantly as you desire. The laws of Costa Rica and its constitution protect private ownership of land, and the beauty is that the foreigners enjoy the same rights as citizens. To own a private land in Costa Rica there are almost no restrictions. You don’t have to be a citizen of the country, resident, or even be in Costa Rica to own land. The country’s climate is excellent. Healthcare is very affordable and of high quality. Foreign owners of real estate enjoy all the rights of a Costa Rican citizen and real estate is still very affordable. The people living in Costa Rica take great pride in their stable democracy. The country’s living cost is low; $2000 a month will give you a nice and comfortable life style. Today in Costa Rica there are more than 20,000 Americans have retirement homes and many more own investment property. Costa Rica is a very small country but it is extremely diverse, and the country has something for everyone; it is surrounded by both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Costa Rica has many beautiful white sandy beaches, rolling hills of the countryside, mountains and mountain valleys. It has beautiful lakes with towering volcanoes looming overhead; the natural beauty of the country is incomparable. If you like the warmth of the beach with average highs in the 80s to low 90s F, you can enjoy that kind of climate year-round. If you like a more temperate climate, you can enjoy the "Eternal Spring" of the Central Valley and San Jose, with the average year round temperatures in the low to mid 80s in the daytime and in the high 60s to low 70s at night. Many people leave their windows open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, never needing heat or air-conditioning. The dry season is usually from the end of November until past Easter. The amount of rain in rainy season depends on the climate zone, with heaviest rains usually in October. Rainfall is usually in the afternoon, if it is going to rain. Most areas in Costa Rica the real estate costs much less than what it does in the U.S. Hired help is very cheap in Costa Rica; a live in maid will cost around $200 a month, and many apartments, condos and houses includes a maids living quarters with a small bath and bedroom. Groceries in Costa Rica cost about 60-70% less than what you spend in the U.S and utilities (electricity, telephone service and water) are cheaper than in North America. Large American supermarkets in Costa Rica offer most day-to-day products, and there are thousands of restaurants in the central valley offering cuisine from most countries of the world. Costa Rica is only 3 hours in flight from many places in the southern U.S. From Costa Rica there are many non-stop flights available to South America and Europe. This makes vacation and business travel easy for those who work and retire in Costa Rica. Plus in addition Costa Rica operates on the Central time zone so it is within 2 hours of most North American cities time. There is no daylight saving time, so it does vary seasonally. Education is very highly valued in Costa Rica. The country has a free education system for all, through high school. Excellent bilingual and trilingual schools are available with a principal language of English, French or German. Many young professionals have received a bilingual education from grade school and through high school in English, German or French. You will find many English speaking Costa Ricans to help you in many common situations. Cable TV, telephone, Cell phone and Internet are widely available in Costa Rica. Costa Rica has a long history of stable, democratic government. The country has no military since 1948 when it was banned constitutionally Contrast this with other so called retirement havens such as Nicaragua. According to a survey in the Robb Report of potential foreign investment / retirement areas, Costa Rica surpasses all countries, including Mexico, Panama, the Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Australia, and Greece. It is not surprising that there are more Americans, Canadians, and Europeans living in Costa Rica than any other country in Latin America. Return from Real Estate to Home Page
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