Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes A dream of a lifestyle at the beach usually involves white sand beaches, palm trees, and quite a few piƱa coladas. This dream can easily turn into a nightmare if you donāt figure it all out in time. GoDutch Realty services only the west side of the Central Valley. That…
Moving to Costa Rica and you donāt know if you should rent furnished or unfurnished? I know that is quite a difficult decision. But donāt go crazy over it, thatās why we are here: to assist you. The very first question you need to ask yourself is if you will move to Costa Rica permanently…
You donāt need to Go-Fish it yourself, and theyāll serve it cooked. Weāre not family, although we sound like it. Go-Fish is not the same as GoDutch. Go-Fish does fish and GoDutch does ā¦ real estate in the Central Valley of Costa Rica. At GoDutch, we are incredibly good at doing real estate. Go-Fish is…
The severe water problem in Atenas was in the news again, this time in the Diario La Extra. Before you decide that Atenas is not for you and close this blog, let me tell you: the severe water problem in Atenas is only in certain parts. The gringo communities donāt have any problems because they…
Estimated Reading Time: 7 Minutes Sometimes, buyers want strange things included in their Costa Rica property purchase. Other times, sellers want to include even stranger things in their turnkey property sales. What is included and what is not? Check on that before you pay. On your first tour of a house for sale, you might…
Are you a motivated seller? Help yourself and donāt become a pain in the butt. Itās amazing how some sellers become so desperate, they become a pain in the butt for everyone. They become a pain in the butt for everyone around them, not only with their real estate agent. Motivated or desperate Quite often…
Estimated Reading Time: 4 Minutes Any idea who Tica Linda is? Youāll probably say āsomething like a Miss Costa Rica”? Youāre partially right. She is the queen of the āfestejos populares de San Joseā, but more about that later. This was the start of the use of the word as a designation used by…
Estimated Reading Time: 6 Minutes Youāre looking at this incredibly well-designed promotion material of a new construction home by a builder. You instantly fall in love with what you see. This is the place you want to spend the rest of your life or your vacations. This new construction home looks just what you…
Just imagine living in a beautifully master planned community. Picture a large pond with ducks and huge arches at the entrance. Residencial Los Arcos de HerediaĀ is a small community just off highway 1 with quite a few beautiful homes. The first things you see when you arrive at Los Arcos de Heredia are the huge…
Estimated Reading Time: 5 Minutes Do you often have a creative moment, just like I do? If you are a creative person, Costa Rica is probably a good place for you. In fact, you need to be creative to be able to survive. It doesnāt necessarily mean you can make a living by being creative,…
This is a cry for Grecia rental property investors. The reason I am inviting you to invest in Grecia rental property because you can make a smart and safe investment without running any risk at all. Our rental market in Grecia assures any investor of a 6% ROI as an absolute minimum, being very conservative.…
I am a landlord myself. Dany and I thought it was a good idea to purchase a small 2 bedroom condo in Sabana as income property some years ago. Hey, Iām a real estate broker, so we should own some rental property too, right! First, we had several tenants from hell, one after another. Sadly,…