One of the most common misconceptions when buying a property in Costa Rica is believing that once the property has been purchased, the only thing to worry about is paying for utilities on the house and any corresponding taxes on the property. However, like many
After hundreds of closings and thousands of hours spent at banks on our clients' behalf, we heard you. Moving large sums of money to Costa Rica for investment or purchase was laborious and exhausting for all parties involved. In response to client demand, Outlier Legal
If you have invested or are planning to invest in Costa Rica with your own capital, you have the option to apply for a temporary residency category as an investor. This type of residency allows your spouse and children under 25 years of age, to
A bill that's currently being discussed in Congress would give extended benefits to investors in exchange for injecting more US dollars into the country's economy
An escrow account is essentially a pass-through third-party account, created for the purpose of a Real Estate purchase. It is meant to protect both the buyer and seller all parties in the transaction. Outlier Legal highly recommends using this service for your real estate purchase
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] If you’ve driven down 34 through Dominical over the past year, you may have noticed something. It seems this sleepy town has woken up. Many large new homes have cropped up, while others are in the process of being built, all vying for their view
An important part of buying real estate is checking the status of outstanding debts on properties or businesses. Let’s start with the property. When checking a property title, you will find certain annotations that could raise a flag when it comes to debs, specifically when the property
What is a survey review? A survey review is the process through which the information found on the survey of a particular property is compared to the information found on the property’s title and in case there is no title, it is compared to the square
Starting a business is different in every part of the world due to the particular challenges you may come across, in addition each country has a business culture that is important to understand and Costa Rica is no exception. One of the most important things we
Temporary Residency for Investors is a 2-year Residency reserved for people who have either invested $200,000 in a property and/or vehicles or $200,000 in a business or $100,000 applicable in forestry projects. You cannot mix them together to reach the minimum investment. For example, you