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
Casa Ylang Ylang: Mountain House For Sale in Lagunas
- Price:
- $269,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 31
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Lagunas, Savegre, Aguirre, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Ocean View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.09 ha (2.70 acre)
CONDOMINIO ALEXA: House For Sale in Las Cruces
- Price:
- $169,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 48
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Las Cruces, San Pablo, San Pablo, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 150.00 m² (1,614.58 sq ft)
Villa Andalucia: Distinguished Colonial home with rental units
- Price:
- $995,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 21
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 5/5
- Location:
- Playa Tamarindo, Tamarindo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 940.01 m² (10,118.14 sq ft)
SAN ISIDRO: Mountain House For Sale in San Isidro
- Price:
- $235,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 28
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/3
- Location:
- San Isidro, San Isidro, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 736.00 m² (7,922.21 sq ft)
Lote #33 a la Venta en Grecia: Mountain Home Construction Site For Sale in San Miguel
- Price:
- $44,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 7
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- San Miguel, San Roque, Grecia, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain, Suburban
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1,354.66 m² (14,581.38 sq ft)
Large property with warehouses in Filadelfia, Carrillo
- Price:
- $525,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Fildelfia, Filadelfia, Carrillo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 3.74 ha (9.24 acre)
Premier Lot: Mountain Agricultural Land For Sale in Tronadora
- Price:
- $126,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 9
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- Tronadora, Tronadora, Tilarán, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Mountain
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Lake View, Eastern View, Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.64 ha (1.58 acre)
Airport Property - in front of route 21, Liberia
- Price:
- $400,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.00 ha (2.47 acre)
Lot in Condominium in Pozos Santa Ana Price Reduced
- Price:
- $140,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Pozos, Pozos, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 295.00 m² (3,175.34 sq ft)
Commercial property in Liberia - Neighborhood La Cruz
- Price:
- $585,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 9
- Property Type:
- Development Parcel
- Location:
- Liberia, Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 1.41 ha (3.48 acre)
Condominium For Sale in San Rafael de Montes de Oca
- Price:
- $260,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 21
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- San Rafael de Montes de Oca, San Rafael, Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- Eastern View
- Total Lot Size:
- 263.20 m² (2,833.05 sq ft)
Se vende finca en Puerto Viejo, Sarapiqui.: Countryside Agricultural Land For Sale in Puerto viejo
- Price:
- $443,744
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 10
- Property Type:
- Agricultural Land
- Location:
- Puerto viejo, Puerto Viejo, Sarapiquí, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 949.03 m² (10,215.28 sq ft)
Se vende apartamento en condominio Vita Bella Vista, Ulloa, Heredia.: Apartment For Sale in Barreal
- Price:
- $153,672
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 18
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Barreal, Ulloa, Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- City View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 109.00 m² (1,173.26 sq ft)
Apartament for sale in condominium 3 rooms Cuidad Colon
- Price:
- $202,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 21
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Ciudad Colón, Colón, Mora, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 196.00 m² (2,109.72 sq ft)
Se vende apartamento en condominio Pacific Sun, Jaco.: Near the Coast Apartment For Sale in Jacó
- Price:
- $138,412
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 12
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Jacó, Garabito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 199.00 m² (2,142.01 sq ft)
Se vende apartamento en condominio Pacific Sun, Jaco.: Near the Coast Apartment For Sale in Jacó
- Price:
- $136,404
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 11
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Jacó, Garabito, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity, Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 173.00 m² (1,862.15 sq ft)
Laurel Lots: Near the Coast Home Construction Site For Sale in Playa Potrero
- Price:
- $158,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 17
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Playa Potrero, Tempate, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Ocean-Vicinity
- View Type:
- Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 0.85 ha (2.10 acre)
Se vende terreno en Tierra Blanca, Cartago.: Countryside Home Construction Site For Sale in Ochomogo
- Price:
- $351,081
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Land Listing
- Images:
- 49
- Property Type:
- Home Construction Site
- Location:
- Ochomogo, Tierra Blanca, Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Countryside, Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View, Greenbelt View, Wooded View
- Total Lot Size:
- 55.16 m² (593.76 sq ft)
Casa en Condominio Altos de Palermo: Condominium For Sale in Santiago
- Price:
- $195,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 36
- Property Type:
- Condominium
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/2
- Location:
- Santiago, Santiago, San Rafael, Heredia, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Greenbelt View, Garden View
- Total Lot Size:
- 120.00 m² (1,291.66 sq ft)
Casa a la venta en Llorente de Tibas: House For Sale in Anselmo Llorente
- Price:
- $169,500
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 19
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Anselmo Llorente, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 129.27 m² (1,391.45 sq ft)
Se vende casa en San Miguel, Naranjo, Alajuela.: House For Sale in San Miguel
- Price:
- $513,504
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 82
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/5
- Location:
- San Miguel, Naranjo, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Mountain View
- Total Lot Size:
- 6.19 m² (66.63 sq ft)
Se vende casa en Naranjo, Alajuela.: House For Sale in Naranjo, Alajuela
- Price:
- $130,814
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 22
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/3
- Location:
- Naranjo, Alajuela, Naranjo, Naranjo, Alajuela, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 175.00 m² (1,883.68 sq ft)
Se vende casa en Cipreses, Oreamuno, Cartago.: House For Sale in Cipreses
- Price:
- $108,706
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 21
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 3/2
- Location:
- Cipreses, Cipreses, Oreamuno, Cartago, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 312.00 m² (3,358.33 sq ft)
Casa Francesa con apartamentos a la venta en Santa Ana: House For Sale in Uruca
- Price:
- $2,300,000
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 14
- Property Type:
- House
- Beds/Baths:
- 4/4
- Location:
- Uruca, Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Suburban
- View Type:
- City View, Mountain View, Greenbelt View
- Total Lot Size:
- 4,164.89 m² (44,830.32 sq ft)
Se vende apartamento en condominio Vistas de La Cruz, San Sebastián, San José: Apartment For Sale in San Sebastián
- Price:
- $86,500
- Status:
- Active
- Listing Type:
- Residential Sale
- Images:
- 27
- Property Type:
- Apartment
- Beds/Baths:
- 2/1
- Location:
- San Sebastián, San Sebastián, San José, San José, Costa Rica
- Location Type:
- Urban
- View Type:
- Other
- Total Lot Size:
- 57.00 m² (613.54 sq ft)
