By Tierralinda2008 on April 3, 2009
Given you found your dream property in Costa Rica, you have further interest in purchasing and you want to move forward. Unless you do not have enough capital to do the purchase you might consider applying for a mortgage or credit at banks. At the moment the times are not easy for banks, so especially [...]
Posted in Loans
By Tierralinda2008 on February 13, 2009
If you have never been to Costa Rica or another Central American country, you may be quite surprised at how local banks outside of a first world country operate.Banks in Cost Rica often behave as if they are doing the customer a favor in serving him and not vice versa. Despite the fact that private [...]
Posted in Develop Your Skill
By Tierralinda2008 on January 17, 2009
In comparison to the United States, in Costa Rica everyone can call himself a “professional” real estate agent. No one has to pass a test or obtain certification in order to act as an agent. Hence there is no assurance of certain quality standards. As a result, many self-proclaimed real estate agents sometimes act deceptively. [...]
Posted in Develop Your Skill
By Tierralinda2008 on December 23, 2008
When looking for real estate in Costa Rica it is very likely that you will run into properties under agricultural use. This kind of property is registered as agricultural land (uso agricola) in the public registry (Registro Publico) and is almost always far cheaper than land for building. The overall question is whether it is [...]
Posted in Develop Your Skill
