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
Property to Develop for Sale Liberia
- Price:
- $4,184,100
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban, Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 2.79 ha (6.89 acre)
House For Sale in La Ladera
- Price:
- $310,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 24
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- La Ladera, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban, Urban
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 352.48 m² (3,794.05 sq ft)
Casa Verano: Near the Coast House For Sale in Playa Samara
- Price:
- $339,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Playa Samara, Nicoya, Nicoya, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 461.00 m² (4,962.14 sq ft)
Dos Rios 59: Mountain and Near the Coast House For Sale in Playa Flamingo
- Price:
- $899,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 17
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/5
- Location:
- Playa Flamingo, Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 666.00 m² (7,168.74 sq ft)
Malinche Vista Spectacular!: Stunning ocean views and the room to enjoy all of it from first light to the incredible sunsets!
- Price:
- $850,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 33
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- Playa Conchal, Cabo Velas, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Beach View, Garden View, Pond View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 296.05 m² (3,186.64 sq ft)
Apartment for Sale with Beautiful View Il Cortijo 2 Rooms
- Price:
- $500,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 27
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Los Laureles, San Rafael, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 111.00 m² (1,194.79 sq ft)
Casa Verde: Privacy, Views & Close to Tamarindo!
- Price:
- $750,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 31
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Canafistula, Tamarindo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Ocean View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.52 ha (1.28 acre)
Apartment for Sale Beautiful View 1 bedroom Cortijo Los Laureles
- Price:
- $334,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 1/1
- Location:
- Los Laureles, San Rafael, Escazú, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 85.00 m² (914.93 sq ft)
House For Sale in San Francisco
- Price:
- $75,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 9
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/1
- Location:
- San Francisco, San Francisco, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 152.00 m² (1,636.11 sq ft)
House For Sale in San Rafael
- Price:
- $115,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 160.00 m² (1,722.22 sq ft)
House For Sale in Escazú
- Price:
- $225,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 20
- 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:
- 242.00 m² (2,604.86 sq ft)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Alajuela
- Price:
- $196,003
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 20
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Alajuela, Alajuela, Alajuela, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 700.00 m² (7,534.71 sq ft)
Agricultural Land For Sale in El Guarco
- Price:
- $1,200,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 29
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- El Guarco, San Isidro, El Guarco, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 8.87 ha (21.92 acre)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Rohrmoser
- Price:
- $560,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 6
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Rohrmoser, Pavas, San José, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,253.00 m² (13,487.13 sq ft)
Home Construction Site For Sale in Grecia
- Price:
- $50,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Grecia, Grecia, Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 230.00 m² (2,475.69 sq ft)
Property For Sale in San Rafael
- Price:
- $1,200,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- Location:
- San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 3.00 ha (7.41 acre)
Apartment For Sale in San Sebastián
- Price:
- $115,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 8
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- San Sebastián, San Sebastián, San José, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 59.00 m² (635.07 sq ft)
House For Sale in La Union
- Price:
- $230,867
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 18
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- La Union, Tres Ríos, La Unión, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 291.00 m² (3,132.29 sq ft)
Modern Apartament for Sale with Beautiful View Santa Ana
- Price:
- $190,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Urbanizacion Valle Soleado, Pozos, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 100.00 m² (1,076.39 sq ft)
Great Commercial-Residential Opportunity: Near the Coast Home Construction Site For Sale in Bahia
- Price:
- $118,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 5
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Bahia, Bahía Ballena, Osa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 3,000.00 m² (32,291.60 sq ft)
1.5 Acre Lake Arenal View Lot With Stream: Safe, Secure Development With Boat Ramp and Docking Facility
- Price:
- $69,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 5
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Aguacate, Tierras Morenas, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Lake View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.56 ha (1.38 acre)
For Sale Modern Apartment with Beautiful View of the Santa Ana Mountains
- Price:
- $170,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 16
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Urbanizacion Valle Soleado, Pozos, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 90.00 m² (968.75 sq ft)
Villaggio Flor del Pacifico 2 Unit 436B: Cozy 1 Bed, 1 Bath Condo for Sale in Potrero!
- Price:
- $39,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 1/1
- Location:
- Playa Potrero, Tempate, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 35.07 m² (377.49 sq ft)
Villaggio Flor del 2 Pacifico Unit 413A: Intiving 1 Bed, 1 Bath Condo for Sale in Potrero
- Price:
- $39,900
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 1/1
- Location:
- Playa Potrero, Tempate, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 35.07 m² (377.49 sq ft)
Casa Giulia: Stylish, Contemporary Home For Sale in Playa Potrero
- Price:
- $379,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 17
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Playa Potrero, Tempate, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 433.00 m² (4,660.75 sq ft)
