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
Gorgeous 3 BR house for sale in San Rafael, Escazu - The best views to Central Valley!
- Price:
- $420,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 39
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Guachipelín, San Rafael, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 384.00 m² (4,133.33 sq ft)
Francisco: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $225,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 359.00 m² (3,864.23 sq ft)
Papaya: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $230,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 15
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 281.00 m² (3,024.65 sq ft)
Casa San Antonio: Home in Town on large lot
- Price:
- $150,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Tilarán, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,595.23 m² (17,170.84 sq ft)
Casa San Francisco Boulevard: House For Sale in San Francisco
- Price:
- $215,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 27
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/3
- Location:
- San Francisco, San Francisco, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 255.00 m² (2,744.79 sq ft)
Didio: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $250,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 13
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/5
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,786.00 m² (29,988.13 sq ft)
Under: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $250,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 547.00 m² (5,887.84 sq ft)
Beautiful Hilltop property located in Ojochal!
- Price:
- $338,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 46
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Ojochal, Puerto Cortés, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.53 ha (1.31 acre)
CONDOMINIO SANTA LORENA: Condominium For Sale in San Pablo
- Price:
- $180,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 25
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 201.00 m² (2,163.54 sq ft)
PUEBLA REAL: Condominium For Sale in San Pablo
- Price:
- $220,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 185.00 m² (1,991.32 sq ft)
House for sale in condominium overlooking gardens in Brasil de Mora
- Price:
- $650,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 24
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 6/5
- Location:
- Brasil de Mora, Colón, Mora, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,000.00 m² (21,527.74 sq ft)
Rodriguez 2: Mountain and Countryside House For Sale in Tilarán
- Price:
- $53,710
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/1
- Location:
- Tilarán, Tilarán, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 500.00 m² (5,381.93 sq ft)
Rodriguez1: Countryside House For Sale in Tilarán
- Price:
- $53,710
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 6
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/1
- Location:
- Tilarán, Tilarán, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 155.00 m² (1,668.40 sq ft)
House For Sale in Cerca de San Pablo
- Price:
- $150,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Cerca de San Pablo, Santiago, San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 163.00 m² (1,754.51 sq ft)
House For Sale in Uvita
- Price:
- $199,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Uvita, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Wooded View, River View
- Total Lot Size:
- 221.00 m² (2,378.81 sq ft)
Condominium For Sale in Belen
- Price:
- $320,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 378.00 m² (4,068.74 sq ft)
CONDOMINIO TORRES DE HEREDIA: Apartment For Sale in Barreal
- Price:
- $140,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 1/1
- Location:
- Barreal, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban, Urban
- View Type:
- Bay View, City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 61.00 m² (656.60 sq ft)
CONDOMINIO TORRES DE HEREDIA: Apartment For Sale in Barreal
- Price:
- $160,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 30
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Barreal, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban, Urban
- View Type:
- Bay View, City View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 68.00 m² (731.94 sq ft)
CONDOMINIO BAMBU 106: Apartment For Sale in Lagunilla
- Price:
- $108,990
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 36
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Lagunilla, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Bay View, City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 55.00 m² (592.01 sq ft)
House For Sale in Paracito
- Price:
- $127,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Paracito, Paracito, Santo Domingo, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 141.00 m² (1,517.71 sq ft)
House For Sale in Cerca de San Pablo
- Price:
- $310,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 34
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Cerca de San Pablo, Santiago, San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 300.00 m² (3,229.16 sq ft)
Fanny: House For Sale in Liberia
- Price:
- $147,320
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 15
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View
- Total Lot Size:
- 245.00 m² (2,637.15 sq ft)
1 floor house 3 rooms spacious social areas and gardens
- Price:
- $395,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 26
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- San Rafael, San Rafael, Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.79 ha (1.95 acre)
Surikata: Mountain and Countryside House For Sale in Curubandé
- Price:
- $300,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/2
- Location:
- Curubandé, Curubandé, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Countryside
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.60 ha (1.48 acre)
House For Sale in San Isidro
- Price:
- $475,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 28
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/3
- Location:
- San Isidro, San Isidro, Vázquez de Coronado, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2,203.00 m² (23,712.80 sq ft)
