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Best Priced Residential Lot In Esterillos Gated Community

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

MUST SELL!  This beautiful ready to build jungle view lot MUST SELL!

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It is located in a quiet gated community minutes from Esterillos Beach. All infrastructure is completed and available on the property. The subdivision is well maintained, the home owners association is very strong, and the management company is very competent and professional.

Owner is asking $19,900 but will take the best offer. Owner Financing Available!

Contact Hannah Fletcher for more information or to view this property.

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REMAX Costa Rica Overview: The Central Pacific Coast

Saturday, October 6th, 2012

The Central Pacific Coast, Costa Rica

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Lifestyle  Overview: The Jaco area is one of the easiest transition for a foreigner looking to relocate.  The town has grocery story with familiar products, a performance arts theater, move theater, English speaking Chamber of Commerce and Churches and about 20 good restaurants.  It is also the closest town to the Central Valley so you have all to the city has to offer within a hours drive. 
Demographic: The Central Pacific is home to the most visited national park and most developed costal zones in the country.  You have pockets of Expat communities in both tourist areas with shops and nightlife and in the quiet country side. 
Climate: The central Pacific coast has a wet season and a dry season (May–November, and December–April, respectively).  It is not nearly as dry as that of Guanacaste and not as humid and wet as the Caribbean or South Pacific. See our Weather post for more details.
Airport and Infrastructure: The San Jose International Airport is within an and half to most of the coastal towns.  The main highway is in great condition and most of the main side roads are also in great condition.  Some of the side roads in the less populated areas are still dirt.
REAL EASTE: This area saw a boom in the early to mid 2000’s.  The Central Pacific not been affected by the global financial as badly as in other areas due to the closeness to the capital.  However, there are many foreigners who have found themselves in financial trouble and need to sell at deeply discounted prices.

It’s a buyer’s market where you have the power to negotiate price, financing and terms in order to get incredible deals.
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City Overviews: Some of the most popular expat areas in the Central Pacific include (click on the city name for more information): Punta Leona, Herradura (Los Suenos), Jaco, Hermosa Beach, Esterillos, Manuel Antonio
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Costa Montana Ocean View Property in Costa Rica

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

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This beautiful Ocean view mountain side lot located in Costa Montana gated community.

The building pad will need to be leveled in order to build and the lot can be cleared a little in order to increase the ocean view.  All services are on the property and the community club house is complete.

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The lower part of the lot and road to the club house.  Even when the houses below are complete the will not block your view.  The ocean views above are from the middle of the property. 

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Hannah Rico Fletcher

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Art Exposition and Music Festival

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

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Jacob Karpio Gallery of Zephyr Palace in Villa Caletas Hotel presents Metalogik Art Exposition by Ian Zareski from July 3rd until August 22nd, 2011. For more information contact 2630-3000, 2637-0505.   Galeria Jacob Karpio del Zephyr Palace en el Hotel Villa Caletas presenta la exposición de arte Metalogik del artista Ian Zareski del 3 de julio al 22 de agosto, 2011. Para mayor información sírvase contactar al 2630-3000, 2637-0505.

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THE 21 CREDOMATIC MUSIC FESTIVAL CONTINUES IN VILLA CALETAS. The Hotel Villa Caletas has been carrying out different presentations of the 21 Credomatic Music Festival. The next presentation will be on Saturday August 13 at 5:30 pm at the Zephyr Palace, Holland Early Music, music: From Columbus to Independence. And the last presentation on Saturday August 20th at 5:30 pm at Zephyr Palace, Revel U.S., music: Popper, Debussy, Rajmaninov and Piazzolla. For more information or reservations please contact 2637-0505or 2630-3000.  

CONTINÚA EL 21 FESTIVAL DE MUSICA CREDOMATIC. En el hotel Villa Caletas se han estado llevando a cabo diferentes presentaciones del 21 Festival de Música Credomatic. La próxima presentación se llevará a cabo el próximo sábado 13 de agosto a las 5:30pm en el Zephyr Palace con Música Temprana de Holando, obra: Desde Colón Hasta la Independencia. Y la última presentación será el sábado 20 de agosto a las 5:30pm en el Zephyr Palace con Revel de EUA, obras de Popper, Debussy, Rajmaninov y Piazzolla. Para mayor información o reservaciones sírvase contactar al 2637-0505or 2630-3000.

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Sellers Handling a Lowball Offer

Wednesday, February 2nd, 2011

In today’s market, sellers commonly have to deal with the infamous Lowball offer.  The best strategy is to keep emotions out of the mix and “consider it” as a starting point for negotiations.  Regardless of what kind of offers you receive, you can’t take it personally. 

Your motivation is to sell your property and the highest amount the current market will allow for!  Start by asking how the offer compares with recent sales.  This will assure you are negotiating with realist expectations.  Many times a low offer is not an indication of what your property is worth, but rather what the buyer can afford.

Price is not the only way to turn such a situation around in your favor to achieve a successful sale.  Try to find wiggle room by negotiating the terms, here are a few questions to ask:

Is the buyer making a cash offer?  Cash offers are very rare in this market.  If not, try to negotiate as much down as possible.photo_28128_20110126

Is the buyer willing to close quickly?   The average closing time is 30 to 45 days but it only takes the lawyers an average of 15 business days to finish the due diligence process.  A quicker closing can help offset the extra holding cost you would otherwise be paying.

Is the buyer willing to paying closing cost?  Normally closing cost are split equally between the buyer and seller and can add up to a total of 5.2% of the finial.  This may be a good way to negotiate 2.1% extra.

Is the buyer willing to take the property AS IS?  Normally buyers will want to do a walk through and may request repairs or a punch list?  Adding a “AS IS” clause to the offer can save you both money and time.

You have nothing to lose if you property has been on the market longer then 6 months and you are not getting a lot of showings.  Do whatever you can to keep the negotiations open and the terms in your favor. 

With a little teamwork, a conclusion that everyone’s happy with can be obtained.

Contact us if you would like us to help you negotiate the sell of your property.

Gated Communities in Costa Rica

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Gated Communities can be a very important thing to consider when purchasing a vacation or second home. When you don’t plan on being at your house year round, you want to know that your things will be safe and your house will be undisturbed. These are some of the benefits that come along with living in a Gated Community. Luckily, they have become very popular in Costa Rica and we have a few really great Lot Developments on the Central Pacific Coast.

Costa Esterillos, Costa Montana and Costa Reserva

Whether or not you are aware, a ready to build lot with out a history of legal issues and infrastructure in and complete is harder to find then advertised in The Central Pacific of Costa Rica. These Costa Developer’s lots are all re-sales, all infrastructure is complete, they are located in a fantastic accessible area and ready to build! Costa Developers also overcomes the obstacle and daunting process of building by providing all of the resources for you.

 

Ready to build lots starting at $29,500 Click here for more details

The New Highway from San Jose to Jaco is open again!

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

Now it is just a quick hour trip from Jaco Beach to San Jose! 11 kilometers of Ruta 27 are now repaired and opened back up for travel. The road had been closed since June 12th due to multiple landslides and rock falls. And with the rainy season beginning they wanted to fix the exposed rocks and steep angles before they get worse. In order to fix the damaged parts of the road they had to erect steel mesh and fix the construction of the gutters in an attempt to stop the debris and materials from falling all over the road. From now on there will not be any machinery on the highway, however there will be workers maintaining and fixing the road as time goes on. Of course there was plenty of congestion this weekend due to the re-opening, but it should return to easy sailing soon.

REMAX Jaco Beach, Costa Rica: Take advantage of who we are.

Friday, July 1st, 2005

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