Investment
The difference between a rental that earns $55,000 a year and one that earns $35,000 is rarely the location. It is the layout, the spec, and a dozen decisions locked in before the first block was laid.
Investment
The average Airbnb listing in Costa Rica grosses about $1,700 a month. That number shows up in market reports, gets repeated in listing pitches, and sounds like a reasonable return on a $250,000 property. It is also the wrong number to make a decision with. That $1,700
Investment
Most foreign buyers underestimate their closing costs by about half. They budget 2%, maybe 2.5%, because that is what they are used to back home. Then the notary hands them a number closer to 5% of the purchase price and the conversation gets uncomfortable. That gap — between what people
Investment
Every broker in Costa Rica will tell you their market is the best place to invest. I have talked to dozens of them. What I have rarely heard is an honest answer to the question that actually matters: what is the net return, after all expenses, on a deal that
Investment
The build-or-buy decision in Costa Rica is not mostly about price. It is about what you can verify in a finished home, and what the climate does to whatever got cut on the way up.