How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa

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"How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa" was written by Scott Oliver with the help of dozens of Costa Rica real estate experts and attorneys.

What This Costa Rica Real Estate Book Will Do For You
This is not a book about living in Costa Rica; it is a 140 page comprehensive English-language guide to buying Costa Rica real estate.

When you search for suitable Costa Rica real estate, whether it is to live in or purely as an investment, you need to be informed about the challenges of Costa Rica real estate:

Contrary to what some people may have told you, there is no Multiple Listing Service! Trying to establish the 'value' of real estate is difficult.

Half the population of Costa Rica call themselves 'brokers' because anybody can freely call themselves a real estate 'broker'. They do not need any qualifications, training or experience to try and sell you real estate.

An organization of real estate brokers does exist; however, few people belong to it and nobody is regulating the majority of these people!

The laws governing Costa Rica real estate are based on Napoleonic Laws and are different from Common Laws as they are in the US and Canada.

What this means is that when you search for Costa Rica real estate, which may be one of the biggest investments of your life, more than likely, you will listen to expert advice coming from someone with zero qualifications or training in real estate, who is trying very hard to earn a sales commission selling you a property that could be overpriced.

If this sounds like a recipe for disaster to you, it can be!
So What Can You Do?

More so than in the regulated first world, here you must do your homework and only hire trained, qualified and experienced real estate and legal professionals.

In publishing "How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa", I do not claim to know everything about Costa Rica real estate. Nobody is that smart however, I know where to find the best people.

My area of expertise for the last 20 years has been international investing. During that time, my international clients have invested hundreds of millions of dollars, safely, privately, profitably and tax-free in a handful of exclusive international hedge funds.

With ten year's experience on Wall Street plus nearly ten years working internationally, I work for a few of the wealthiest people in Costa Rica. This has given me access to many experts that you would never be able to find even if you lived here.

Why Is This Important to You?

It's important because wealthy people demand and expect the best advice that money can buy. It's my job to ensure my clients are given that advice from the most qualified experts available. I have personally hunted down dozens of the top experts to help my clients achieve their investment goals both with real estate and other investments.

Even living here, it has taken me over five years to find the small group of truly expert real estate professionals with whom my investment clients work. Imagine how difficult it would be for you to find the qualified professionals you need when you don't live here.

That's why we are here to help you.

If you are seriously interested in buying Costa Rica real estate as an investment or as a place to live and enjoy a secure, stress-free and affordable lifestyle then you've come to the right place.

I am not going to beat around the bush on this point! Buying real estate in Costa Rica or anywhere in Central America, without doing your homework or, working with the wrong people - could turn out to be a very expensive "learning experience."

The goal in writing this unique book is to help educate and protect you; to provide you with objective, non-commercial information from provenexperts so that when you buy Costa Rica real estate, it’s not just a wonderful home but also a very profitable investment.

     
     
     Major Topics  
     
 
  • Welcome
  • Finding A Real Estate Broker
  • Renting
  • Buying
  • The Purchase Process
  • Financing Your Purchase
  • Buying Ready Made
  • Bed And Breakfast Business
  • Building
  • Life On The Beach
  • Home Insurance
  • Liens, Encumbrances And Other Bugs That Can Bite
  • Squatters - Just Whose Land Is This?
  • Costa Rica Real Estate - One Success Story Tells It All
  • Top Ten Countdown - Why I Love Living In Costa Rica
  • Appendix I Glossary of Terms: Spanish - English
  • Appendix II How to Understand the Classifieds
  • For Investors Living in Costa Rica
 
     
 
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1 Welcome

  • Why Move To Costa Rica?
  • Some Statistics And Facts
  • Quick And Easy To Reach
  • A Few Disadvantages
  • Becoming An Expatriate In Costa Rica
  • What Major Hurdles Will You Face?
  • It's Not Like Back Home
  • Is Costa Rica A Safe Place To Buy Real Estate?
  • Your Living Needs And Preferences
  • Affordable Real Estate - Homes Under US$100K
  • Want To See Some Tico Homes For Yourself? Online?
  • Affordable Homes In Costa Rica - George Lundquist's Story.
  • Buy Land And Build Your Own Home?
  • Affordable Property Taxes
  • So What's Where? - Look Around Before Committing
  • San José And Central Valley
  • Escazú - Too Popular?
  • Atenas, San Ramón And Puntarenas To Parrita
  • The Caribbean Connection
  • Pacific Coastal Areas - A General Overview
  • Guanacaste - Beaches Lined With Gold
  • Nicoya - Bargains Can Still Be Found.
  • Southern Pacific Zone

 

2 Finding A Real Estate Broker

  • Do I Really Need A Real Estate Broker?
  • Some Tips (And Awkward Questions To Ask!) When Looking For A Real Estate Broker:There Is A Reason Why Brokers Are As They Are

3 Renting

  • Location And Price
  • Avoiding Trouble
  • The Rent Law (Ley De Inquilinato) Explained
  • Rents You Can Expect To Pay And Where
  • Tico Homes Versus 'Imported' Housing
  • Renting Insidee And Outside The Golden Triangle - Standard Housing
  • Leasing

4 Buying

  • The Culture Of Closing A Costa Rica Real Estate Deal
  • Just Because You Are A Gringo, Does Not Mean You Must Pay "Top Dollar" Prices
  • So How Do You Avoid The Money-Hungry Brokers?
  • You Do Not Understand Spanish?
  • Quick-View Guide To Land And Property Prices

 

  • How To Calculate Value
  • Simple Way To Assess Property
  • How The Municipal Authority Assesses Property Values
  • Some Secrets On Buying Affordable Land
  • Buying For Investment
  • What Are My Rights?
  • Buying As A Company Or Corporation
  • There Are Two Types Of Company Available

5 The Purchase Process

  • Step By Step - The Legal Stuff
  • Survey Maps
  • Staking Out Boundary Lines (Replanteo)
  • Getting Registered!
  • Check Your Registration Occasionally
  • More About The Registro Nacional
  • Five Easy Steps To Do Your Own Simple Title Search Of A Costa Rican Property Online In Your Own Home!
  • How To Ensure The Car You Want To Buy Is Owned By The Person Who Is Trying To Sell It To You
  • Real Estate Attorneys
  • How To Check Up On Costa Rican Attorneys
  • The Public Notary
  • The Notary's Fees
  • Closing Costs
  • Other Costs During the Purchase Process
  • Manipulating The Declared Transfer Price
  • Title Guaranty
  • Property Taxes.

 

 

6 Financing Your Purchase

  • Mortgages
  • Documents You Will Need To Produce
  • What the Banks Are Offering
  • Property Protection
  • Using Your Retirement Accounts To Buy Property - What Are YourOptions?

7 Buying Ready Made

  • Housing Options
  • Independent, Stand-Alone Housing
  • Condominiums
  • Gated Communities
  • Apartment Blocks
  • Income-Generating Properties

8 Bed And Breakfast Business

  • Is Inn Keeping A Lifestyle, A Business Or A Hobby?
  • Good Health, High Energy
  • Unconditional Love Of Mankind
  • Organization
  • Love Your Staff
  • Value-For-Money Gourmet Food.

 

9 Building

  • The Land: With Or Without Title
  • How Do I Start?
  • Getting A Building Permit
  • Finding An Architect Or Civil Engineer
  • Some Factors To Consider:
  • Building Plans And Permits
  • Construction And Supervision
  • The Building Contractors
  • Alternative Construction Options
  • Log-Built Homes
  • Pre-Fabricated Modular Systems
  • Water In Your Well And In Your House

10 Life On The Beach

  • The King Of Spain's Lands
  • Is The Beach The Right Place For You?

11 Home Insurance

  • Home Insurance
  • Home Fire & Natural Disaster Policy (Hogar Seguro 2000).
  • Home Theft Insurance
  • Homeowners' Liability Insurance.

 

 

  • Homeowners' Policy (Hogar Seguro Comprensivo)
  • Looking After Your Home When You Are Not In Costa Rica
  • Property Management Services
  • Why Should You Care About This, Mr. Homeowner?

12 Liens, Encumbrances And Other Bugs That Can Bite

  • Zoning Plans
  • Environmental Restrictions
  • Expropriation
  • So When Is Expropriation Considered Necessary?

13 Squatters - Just Whose Land Is This?

  • Steps To Take To Avoid Squatters
  • If Squatters Have Taken Over

14 Costa Rica Real Estate - One Success Story Tells It All

Top Ten Countdown - Why I Love Living In Costa Rica

Appendix I Glossary of Terms: Spanish - English
Appendix II How to Understand the Classifieds
For Investors Living in Costa Rica:

 
     
 
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With his new book, "How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa", I am confident that Scott's dedication to doing what's best for his clients will be invaluable in helping anyone who has a serious interest in Costa Rica real estate investments. If you are thinking of buying Costa Rica real estate, I have just three words of advice for you, "Listen to him!"
Federico Carrillo, Minister of Finance for Costa Rica, former CEO, Bolsa Nacional de Valores (BNV) (the largest Stock Exchange in Central America) and former senior vice president of Lehman Brothers in New York.

Even if you are only remotely interested in buying, renting or investing in Costa Rica real estate, this is a must-read book. If you are serious about it, this book will become your bible!
-Kevin C. Myers, author of the best-selling real estate book, "Buy It, Fix It, Sell It - Profit!"

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