Property sampling

A full range of properties are selected to completely familiarize you with what we offer for Costa Rica retirement and investment. The range is sometimes governed by the group as we always try to carefully profile you as to not bore people with the wrong kinds of properties.

Costa Rica properties that are shown range from high rise, horizontal condos, town homes, single family homes to building lots in gated communities. If you are a lot buyer and wish to build your home, we offer design and construction professionals for interview prior to departure.

Most properties are found with good proximity to services and amenities and for sure directly in the path of growth and development to assure good resale opportunities.

Property sampling process

When I first started my tours over ten years ago I included more traditional tourist activities like a visit to the Irazú Volcano, a boat cruise to an exotic island off the Pacific Coast and a visit to a coffee plantation. While my clients enjoyed these tours they were much more interested in finding out how people live and the types of construction and housing options available in Costa Rica. Consequently, by popular demand of my former clients I now include a sampling of different types of property. To facilitate this process and customize each monthly tour for the specific needs of the participants, I now send my them a questionnaire before each tour.

The objective here is to give you a feel for the areas, cultures, climates and housing options to assist in deciding if Costa Rica is for you. This way you gain a proper perspective and the knowledge which will ensure you make wise decisions.

For the property selection, I enlist the services of Costa Rica Retirement Vacation Properties to meticulously choose the best cross section of locations and homes/land for you to view. My arrangement with them assures that at NO time will any attempt be made to pressure you into making a purchase of any kind. Also, it is important to know this company’s business model is to represent the buyer at all times. That is my principal reason for choosing them for this portion of my tour. My goal is to do everything possible to make my clients successful in Costa Rica and watch out for their interests at all times.

In case you don’t know according to CNBC News Costa Rica is one of the five EMERGING real estate markets in the world. The market here is international, non-leveraged with lenders having stricter requirements for loans than in the U.S., thus minimizing the chance of a mortgage crisis. Over the years my tours have assisted thousands of people find their dreams here in Costa Rica and I sincerely hope you become part of this statistic as this is clearly my objective.