Someone I appreciate once told me that there are five P's for success in a Real Estate Deal, those P's translate to: Prior, Planning, Prevents, Poor and Performance. In order to avoid a Poor Performance on the sale of your house, please follow these useful tips: Hire
In Costa Rica all water is owned by the State, so ideally, water availability should not be an issue. However, as you may already know, in practice that is not the reality. Costa Rica, although a tropical and fairly humid country, has severe droughts at certain
One of the most common things we see with property purchases is the understandable initial excitement and joy of the idea of purchasing a property in a tropical paradise like Costa Rica. Unfortunately, as it is well known, high emotions tend to cloud rational thought, and
You are looking to invest in a property located in a condominium in Costa Rica. Congratulations! First of all, let's discuss what does a condominum entails: a gated housing development enclosed by a fence or a wall, all of which is watched over by a guard service that
On this occasion, we are going to address in a brief manner a topic that tends to be somewhat technical in the Civil Law field. A property or real estate can be acquired in many different ways through Costa Rican law. Perhaps the ones that come
So you've pulled up stakes, and you have packed your wagon and are headed to the tropics, as in Costa Rica? You've had every family member question your judgement and promise to visit. You are ready to buy your dream home in Paradise. With the help of a
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
We all have experiences we can share regarding landlords. Some are good and we have had no complaints during our tenancy, and yet we also have experience of, or know of, the landlord from hell. The good news in Costa Rica is that the law
[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