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Location

If Costa Rica is your choice for a retirement destination, then you could not hope for a better community in which to settle then the counties of Puriscal & Turrubares.

Great spring like climate, best location (45 minutes west of the capital & airport) and the friendliest folks with the lowest crime rate possible today.

Directions to Puriscal from San Jose, Costa Rica

To learn MORE about Puriscal & Turrubares, visit the only website dedicated to the socio-economic development & cross-cultural integration of the "pueblos" Puriscal and Turrubares, Costa Rica :

www.puriscal-online.com

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Property Selection Criteria

Buying, owning, and selling real estate in Costa Rica

Buying a property in Costa Rica is as easy and safe, or as difficult and risky as you wish to make it!!!

On the surface, real estate transactions in Costa Rica are conducted similarly as in the United States, but some things are different here and throughout Latin America.

The basics are quite similar:

The right to own land
Title & plot map
Full service registry
Fairly liberal land & water use rights

But there are many differences as well:

Titling and Registry Process

The titling & registry process is conducted in Spanish (with a translator present if ANY of the people present cannot conduct business in Spanish).

The buyer and his or her agent MUST have the ability (or have staff who do) to accurately assess the property's suitability for the intended use, and whether the structures present are in useable condition.

There are no official (governmental) inspections of the property or structures (homes, commercial buildings, farm buildings, aqueducts, etc.) for suitability as in the United States.

Older Homes

Occasionally, we come across an exceptional house that we think would be of value and interest to our clients. We are proud to list these homes for your consideration.

Other than with these exceptional properties however, it is generally a better plan to build your own home or have it built to your desires, than to purchase a Tico house for your permanent residence.

Many older homes (especially here in the country where folks had less access to experienced builders and engineers) are not recommendable for various reasons:

Seams between walls and ceilings may not be "tight". Insects and other creatures may have unrestricted access
to your living space.
Room sizes and layout are not according to the same standards as in the US.
Plumbing and electrical work may be inadequate or dangerous.
Ticos like to live close together. You may find that your sense of personal space suffers from the house's
orientation in the neighborhood. This could become unexpectedly apparent at 5am, when the Tico day begins.

If an old house is included in a land purchase and does not make up a big part of the estimated value, then OK, because it could be adapted to worker housing or storage, but as a primary purchase, be careful.

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Homes we are Proud to Offer

Responsibilities

Ownership entails tributary and civic responsibilities, such as keeping taxes, municipal fees and monthly utilities paid up to date.

It also requires an element of civic & ecological responsibility (keeping the area fronting public roads clean, protecting springs & streams, intelligent use of agro-chemicals etc. etc.

On the other hand, you will experience a great deal more freedom in the "use rights" of your land and therefore the enjoyment of it.

Taxes

Taxes are a fraction of their equivalent in USA, Europe, Canada, etc.

The present fee is 1750 colones for each one million colones of DECLARED value (about 1/2 real value) or about $3.50 p/$2000.

Professional Assistance:

You will save yourself a lot of time and heartache if you:

Follow sound and prudent business practices

Always consult and use knowledgeable realtors and attorneys who are well established in the geographical area in which you are interested.

Make sure the prospective agent speaks fluent Spanish and English.

Assure that the agent assisting you has a "physical" as well as a "virtual" office in Costa Rica.

Insist on visiting their public office and question them as to their time and experience in Costa Rica.

Inquire at the police station as to their reputation in the community.

Don't get Burned: Beware of "Johnny come lately" internet only realtors, who cannot effectively communicate with the natives.

Assure that your prospective agent has at least 5 or 6 years
experience in COSTA RICAN real estate, speaking the native language with sellers, contractors and government officials.

Fluent Spanish is a MUST.

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Selling your Costa Rica property

Selling your property, if you ever wish to is easy provided you own a QUALITY property to begin with.

The better the quality the faster it will sell and of course the better price you will get for it.

When moving to Costa Rica, do not look for BARGAINS, Look for the best quality.

With rapidly rising prices, folks in the know make fantastic returns on their real estate investments, especially here in the Central Pacific !

* Real estate values are rising an avg. of 22%, Really nice land can double that return !!!