Christopher Howard's Guide to Real Estate in Costa Rica
A primer for investing in Costa Rica’s real estate market
...The Best seller book "the guide to Costa Rica real estate" can be read online below. You can also search the electronic book in the search bar to the right.
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
Veranera: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $295,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 18
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 300.00 m² (3,229.16 sq ft)
La Rosa Amarilla-Affordable Ocean View 4 bedroom in Ideal Location: Mountain House For Sale in Escaleras
- Price:
- $549,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 24
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Escaleras, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Ocean View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,997.00 m² (32,259.31 sq ft)
House For Sale in Cartago, Costa Rica
- Price:
- $600,953
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/5
- Location:
- Cartago, Costa Rica, San Ramón, La Unión, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,930.00 m² (20,774.26 sq ft)
5104 - Cool breezes, great view - this is your lot!:Santo Domingo lot with views and teak trees
- Price:
- $159,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 6
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Santa Domingo, Belén de Nosarita, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,847.00 m² (30,644.73 sq ft)
5081 - Lot of Love: Almost a half acre, ocean view lot!
- Price:
- $110,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 7
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Playa Carrillo, Puerto Carrillo, Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,000.00 m² (21,527.74 sq ft)
5048b Santo Domingo Ocean View Lot #2:Vast Ocean View in Secluded Jungle Setting
- Price:
- $229,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Sámara, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity, Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.00 ha (2.47 acre)
5048a Santo Domingo Ocean View Lot #1:Stunning Ocean View with Tranquil Jungle Surroundings
- Price:
- $139,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 7
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Sámara, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity, Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.50 ha (1.24 acre)
Beautiful home within a gated horizontal condominium of 11 homes
- Price:
- $579,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 35
- 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:
- 524.00 m² (5,640.27 sq ft)
House For Sale in Cartago
- Price:
- $133,530
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 10
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/4
- Location:
- Cartago, Quebradilla, Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 136.00 m² (1,463.89 sq ft)
House For Sale in Ciudad Colón
- Price:
- $134,781
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 9
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/3
- Location:
- Ciudad Colón, Colón, Mora, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 230.00 m² (2,475.69 sq ft)
J.F.C: Riverfront and Countryside Home Construction Site For Sale in Curubandé
- Price:
- $50,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 8
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Curubandé, Curubandé, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Riverfront, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View, River View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.70 ha (1.73 acre)
Apartamentos Jessi: Apartment For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $105,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 7
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 8/8
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 160.00 m² (1,722.22 sq ft)
Finca Cerro Negro: PRICE REDUCED - 649 Hectare Farm w/Great Views, Water & Accessibility
- Price:
- $4,395,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Barco Quebrado , Sámara, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Wooded View, Ocean View, Western View
- Total Lot Size:
- 6.50 km² (2.51 sq mi)
House For Sale in Escazú
- Price:
- $225,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 23
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Escazú, Escazú, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 264.00 m² (2,841.66 sq ft)
5059 Borelli Lot: Nice size lot at a great price!
- Price:
- $48,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 2
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Playa Samara, Nicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Wooded View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size:
- 900.00 m² (9,687.48 sq ft)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Alajuela
- Price:
- $30,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Alajuela, Alajuela, Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 204.00 m² (2,195.83 sq ft)
Property to develop for sale Liberia
- Price:
- $8,425,292
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 3.01 ha (7.44 acre)
Modern Two Bedroom Home Located in Ojochal
- Price:
- $170,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 18
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Ojochal, Puerto Cortés, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.53 ha (1.31 acre)
4110 - Essence of Europe: Beautiful home with European flair!
- Price:
- $342,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- Villa
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Hojancha, Hojancha, Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.50 ha (1.24 acre)
Delfin: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $175,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 579.49 m² (6,237.55 sq ft)
Cedros: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $189,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 9
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 277.24 m² (2,984.17 sq ft)
Commercial & Residential Lot Make Your Living in CR
- Price:
- $119,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 8
- Property Type:
- Other
- Location:
- Uvita, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,014.00 m² (21,678.43 sq ft)
Aamazing Lake View Property: Modest Home On 1/2 Acre
- Price:
- $135,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 1/2
- Location:
- Nuevo Tronadora, Tronadora, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Bay View, Mountain View, Lake View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,000.00 m² (21,527.74 sq ft)
Property with spectacular ocean view - Playas del Coco
- Price:
- $132,500
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Playas del Coco, Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity, Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Ocean View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.54 ha (1.33 acre)
Beautiful property with lake view - Arenal
- Price:
- $90,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- Tronadora, Tronadora, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Lakefront, Countryside
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Lake View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.51 ha (3.73 acre)
