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Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Quite a few communities in Costa Rica are not condominiums but agricultural communities. Therefore, they have no registered bylaws in the National Register, as condominiums do. Most have rules of cohabitation or similar, but there is no legal enforcement. Readers often ask if this type of community can be changed…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Is it a good idea for a buyer to make repairs before closing? In Costa Rica real estate, homes are offered for sale “as is”, but should you negotiate any repairs to be made or not? And when can the repairs be made? You’ll find that every real estate agency…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Today is a big day; it’s the closing day on the property you are buying in Costa Rica. Local real estate agents do not give additional relocation services. They’ll show up at the closing to make sure the seller pays them the real estate commission, but don’t expect them to…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes A reader who did not receive the title documents at closing is now unsure of the title to her property. She commented on an article I wrote years ago for the Tico Times: I purchased land in Costa Rica about 4 years ago. I only have “la carta catastrada” and…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Listing is easier than to sell your home in Costa Rica, believe me. In 35 years of selling property all over the country, I’ve seen hundreds of properties just sit on the market for year. Often, the reason is that the property is priced too high. Many sellers do not…
