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
Lot for sale with beautiful view San Antonio de Escazu
- Price:
- $175,095
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- San Antonio, San Antonio, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,000.40 m² (21,532.04 sq ft)
Lot for sale with beautiful view San Antonio de Escazu
- Price:
- $244,773
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- San Antonio, San Antonio, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,796.45 m² (30,100.62 sq ft)
Guardaria Property: 1 Hectare of Road Front Land For Sale w/3BR Home in High Traffic Commercial Area
- Price:
- $499,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 18
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Huacas, Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.00 ha (2.47 acre)
Lot for sale with beautiful view San Antonio de Escazu
- Price:
- $175,103,765
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 23
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- San Antonio, San Antonio, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,000.50 m² (21,533.12 sq ft)
Unique opportunity for casual luxury in the fresh mountain air
- Price:
- $450,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 34
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 6/4
- Location:
- Tabarcia, Tabarcia, Mora, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.58 ha (3.90 acre)
House For Sale in Belen
- Price:
- $750,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 30
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/4
- Location:
- Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Garden View, Mountain View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size:
- 498.00 m² (5,360.41 sq ft)
Epic Ocean View 2 Bedroom Home and Building Site in Gated Community Close to Everything
- Price:
- $529,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 25
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Escaleras, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Oceanfront
- View Type:
- Beach View, Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.67 ha (1.66 acre)
Beautiful House with Guest House and 2 Pools
- Price:
- $399,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 39
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Ojochal, Puerto Cortés, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Oceanfront, Mountain
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Beach View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.06 ha (2.62 acre)
LUXURY ESTATE WITH INCREDIBLE RAINFOREST AND OCEAN VIEWS - 72 ACRES
- Price:
- $4,000,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 45
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 7/5
- Location:
- Escaleras, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Oceanfront
- View Type:
- Bay View, Beach View, Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2.90 ha (7.17 acre)
Located in the temperate hills of Puriscal
- Price:
- $399,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 32
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Puriscal, Grifo Alto, Puriscal, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.48 ha (3.66 acre)
House For Sale in Barreal
- Price:
- $289,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- Barreal, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 337.00 m² (3,627.42 sq ft)
BEAUTIFUL HOME WITH ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS TO THE OCEAN AND THE MOUNTAIN THAT YOU HAVE EVER SEEN
- Price:
- $489,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 35
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- Orotina, Orotina, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,595.00 m² (17,168.37 sq ft)
This beautiful Estate is located in a quiet and wooded area of Atenas
- Price:
- $845,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 24
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/5
- Location:
- Atenas, Atenas, Atenas, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.05 ha (2.59 acre)
Casa Islana: Ocotal Mansion Now for Sale!
- Price:
- $2,395,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 33
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 8/8
- Location:
- Playa Ocotal, Sardinal, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Mountain, Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Bay View, Beach View, Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,807.76 m² (19,458.49 sq ft)
Casa Surya 1040: Modern Shape Elegance: This architecturally interesting property has it all
- Price:
- $375,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 21
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/411
- Location:
- Playa Carrillo, Puerto Carrillo, Hojancha, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.75 ha (1.85 acre)
Apartment For Sale in Paseo Colón
- Price:
- $250,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/1
- Location:
- Paseo Colón, Hospital, San José, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 78.00 m² (839.58 sq ft)
Casa Luna: Pool home with bonus room in quiet location
- Price:
- $265,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 17
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/1
- Location:
- Playa Samara, Nicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 945.13 m² (10,173.25 sq ft)
House For Sale in San Rafael
- Price:
- $315,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- San Rafael, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 278.00 m² (2,992.36 sq ft)
Torito acreage: Fire Sale! 5 roadfront acres for development!
- Price:
- $98,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 4
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- El Torito, Sámara, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Other
- View Type:
- Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2.36 ha (5.83 acre)
Near the Coast Home Construction Site For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $204,907
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.02 ha (2.52 acre)
Near the Coast Home Construction Site For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $204,907
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.02 ha (2.52 acre)
Near the Coast Home Construction Site For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $204,905
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.02 ha (2.52 acre)
Property with nice view in Ciudad Colon
- Price:
- $1,200,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 24
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Ciudad Colón, Colón, Mora, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 6.65 ha (16.43 acre)
Una Propiedad Todo Terreno (4)
- Price:
- $195,240
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.98 ha (2.42 acre)
Playa Grande Estates Residential Lot C40: A Lovely Residential Lot Just a Short Walk to The Beach
- Price:
- $99,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Playa Grande, Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 744.00 m² (8,008.32 sq ft)
