Christopher Howard's Guide to Real Estate in Costa Rica
A primer for investing in Costa Rica’s real estate market
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Written by
Lindsay Whipp and Peter Krupa
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Chapter 1 - An Overview of Costa Rica
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Chapter 2 - An Overview of Real Estate in Costa Rica
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Chapter 3 - A Menu of Real Estate Options: Architectural Styles and Legal Structures
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Chapter 4 - A Geographic Survey
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Chapter 5 - Rent, buy, or build?
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Chapter 6 - Finding a Property
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Chapter 7 - Buying a Home or Property
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Chapter 8 - Due Diligence
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Chapter 9 - Permitting
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Chapter 10 - Financing
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Chapter 11 - Legal Matters
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Chapter 12 - Maintaining a Home
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Chapter 13 - Buying a Lot and Building
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Chapter 14 - Doing a small development
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Chapter 15 - Selling your home
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Chapter 16 - Culture and Doing business
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Chapter 17 - Crime and Safety
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Chapter 18 - Reference Section
Countryside Agricultural Land For Sale in San Antonio
- Price:
- $224,643
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 10
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- San Antonio, San Antonio, Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 3,447.00 m² (37,103.05 sq ft)
Airport property in Liberia – Neighborhood Pirineos
- Price:
- $500,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 8
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 5.00 ha (12.36 acre)
Mountain Agricultural Land For Sale in Siquirres
- Price:
- $7,900,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 29
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- Siquirres, Limón, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 169.29 ha (418.32 acre)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Siquirres
- Price:
- $98,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 4
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Siquirres, Limón, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Northern View, Western View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,296.00 m² (13,949.97 sq ft)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Siquirres
- Price:
- $345,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 8
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Siquirres, Limón, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Eastern View, Northern View, Western View, Southern View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,411.00 m² (25,951.68 sq ft)
Development Parcel For Sale in Siquirres
- Price:
- $2,395,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 5
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Siquirres, Limón, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Northern View, Western View
- Total Lot Size:
- 4.00 ha (9.88 acre)
Countryside Townhouse For Sale in San Juan de Mata
- Price:
- $197,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Townhouse
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/1
- Location:
- San Juan de Mata, San Juan de Mata, Turrubares, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 3,206.00 m² (34,508.96 sq ft)
Airport property in Liberia
- Price:
- $17,628,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 8
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 97.93 ha (241.99 acre)
Large property in front of the Interamerican Highway in Bagaces
- Price:
- $295,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 14
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Montenegro, Bagaces, Bagaces, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 15.39 ha (38.02 acre)
LOTE ALCAE: Countryside Home Construction Site For Sale in Tilarán
- Price:
- $37,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 6
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Tilarán, Tilarán, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Lake View
- Total Lot Size:
- 724.00 m² (7,793.04 sq ft)
LOTE ALCAF: Lakefront, Mountain and Countryside Home Construction Site For Sale in Tilarán
- Price:
- $35,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 8
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Tilarán, Tilarán, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Lakefront, Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View, Lake View
- Total Lot Size:
- 626.00 m² (6,738.18 sq ft)
Great opportunity - Oceanfront lot in Playas del Coco
- Price:
- $150,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Playas del Coco, Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Oceanfront, Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Beach View, Greenbelt View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 500.00 m² (5,381.93 sq ft)
Silencio del Mar: Perfect Starter Home on 1775m2 Land Close To Beach!
- Price:
- $198,500
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 1/1
- Location:
- Playa Potrero, Tempate, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Wooded View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,775.44 m² (19,110.60 sq ft)
Countryside Development Parcel For Sale in Los Chiles
- Price:
- $1,495,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Los Chiles, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size:
- 19.06 ha (47.10 acre)
House For Sale in Escazú
- Price:
- $299,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Escazú, Escazú, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 270.00 m² (2,906.24 sq ft)
Mountain and Countryside Agricultural Land For Sale in Cascajal
- Price:
- $4,200,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- Cascajal, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 256.84 ha (634.66 acre)
Development Parcel For Sale in Santa Elena de San Isidro
- Price:
- $4,364,400
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Santa Elena de San Isidro, San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Northern View, Western View
- Total Lot Size:
- 14.55 ha (35.95 acre)
CASA COLIBRI: Mountain and Countryside House For Sale in Tronadora
- Price:
- $43,899
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 21
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/1
- Location:
- Tronadora, Tronadora, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View, Wooded View, Garden View, Lake View, River View
- Total Lot Size:
- 401.00 m² (4,316.31 sq ft)
House For Sale in Siquirres
- Price:
- $397,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 6/6
- Location:
- Siquirres, Limón, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Eastern View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.69 ha (4.18 acre)
House For Sale in La Union
- Price:
- $625,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 14
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/2
- Location:
- La Union, Tres Ríos, La Unión, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 651.00 m² (7,007.28 sq ft)
CASA LOS JARDINES: Lakefront, Mountain and Countryside House For Sale in Tronadora
- Price:
- $125,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 29
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/1
- Location:
- Tronadora, Tronadora, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Lakefront, Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View, Garden View, Lake View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,496.04 m² (16,103.18 sq ft)
Near the Coast Home Construction Site For Sale in Esterillos
- Price:
- $13,000,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 4
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Esterillos, Parrita, Parrita, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Beach View
- Total Lot Size:
- 80.85 ha (199.78 acre)
INCREDIBLE SUNSETS-LAKE VIEW-PROTECTED JUNGLE: Countryside House For Sale in Tierras Morenas
- Price:
- $350,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Tierras Morenas, Tierras Morenas, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Lake View, Mountain View, Western View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.85 ha (2.10 acre)
House For Sale in Santa Ana
- Price:
- $269,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 24
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Santa Ana, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 600.00 m² (6,458.32 sq ft)
Casa Revathi: Mountain House For Sale in Quebrada Grande
- Price:
- $1,400,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 32
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/4
- Location:
- Quebrada Grande, Quebrada Grande, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View, Greenbelt View, Wooded View, Ocean View, Valley View, Eastern View, Northern View, Western View, Southern View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.00 ha (2.47 acre)
