costa rica: PLAN AHEAD FOR YOUR COSTA RICA CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR - 07/19/09 08:58 PM
It´s incredible, but this year more than ever it´s time to plan your Costa Rica Christ
mas vacation in July. In years past, you have searched the web for deals, made numerous phone calls and sent countless emails, all in search of the perfect Costa Rica vacation. And in the end, … (0 comments)
costa rica: ASTHMA ATTACK IN COSTA RICA - 06/15/09 08:55 PM
This morning my long term girlfriend, Rox, suffered her first asthama attack in over six months, here in Escazu, a suburb of the capital city of San Jose. We had just come back from vacationing in moist, hot weather in Bocas del Toro, Panama to rainy, chilly weather in San Jose. … (1 comments)
I am a developer in Costa Rica, www.theoakstamarindo.com, www.theoaksrentals.com, and I have a high class problem. My first phase is 80% sold out, and I have 30 owners who want to rent … (2 comments)
costa rica: COSTA RICA RENTALS, UPDATED - 03/31/09 06:43 PM
A year ago, I wrote:
• If you decide on short term rentals, you should register as a tourist establishment, publish notice of your registration and collect and pay your 16.39% sales and tourist taxes.
Well, a change in the law, and another year of experience, and it´s time for … (1 comments)
costa rica: Costa Rica: A Good Place to Hide Out? - 03/07/09 04:07 PM
Nearly six months ago, from Costa Rica, I posted "Bush and Congress Agree on Bailout Blunder?" The more things change, the more they stay the same.
If you read the footnotes to banks´balance sheets, banks are getting decimated by write downs of assets caused by mark-to-market accounting. They then go … (0 comments)
costa rica: A SLICE OF LIFE - 05/11/08 02:18 PM
Where is this maneuver being practiced?
Unless prohibited, a three-point turn may be used to turn around on a narrow, two-way street. You may be required to make one of these turns on your road test.
To make a three-point turn:
•1. Signal with your right directional, then … (2 comments)
costa rica: TIPS ON LEASING YOUR COSTA RICA CONDO - 04/03/08 05:04 PM
We finished construction on our first 30 condominium units at The Oaks Tamarindo before Easter, and some of our owners already have begun renting out their units. Out of 30 units completed, 5 units are being rented out on either a short term or a long term basis. We are using … (4 comments)
costa rica: Discovering Costa Rica…Part 4: How I Made a Million Dollars in Two Years - 08/31/07 01:19 PM
I left off Part 3 right after the purchase of a $550,000 1 ¼ acre lot outside San Jose, Costa Rica. I was on my way, beginning the laughably easy permitting process. Here is a photo of the mountain on which my lot is located, taken from Escazu, where I currently … (4 comments)
costa rica: Discovering Costa Rica, the start of an adventure…Part 3 - 08/18/07 02:37 PM
I left off Part 2 on the verge of buying my "dream lot" in the Central Valley town of Santa Ana, west of San Jose and next door to Escazu, over an acre and a quarter of land looking west, in a platted subdivision near the top of a small mountain. … (5 comments)
costa rica: Discovering Costa Rica, the start of an adventure.... Part 2 - 08/02/07 09:37 PM
I left off Part 1 with a hint of what was to come, a slow descent into Costa Rica real estate. It might be genetic. My Mom was an agent for over 20 years, and at her peak owned 19 rental houses. Luckily, she's also a psychologist. My background was in … (2 comments)
costa rica: Discovering Costa Rica, the start of an adventure - 07/31/07 11:51 PM
I have been coming to Costa Rica for about two and a half years now, and have been living and investing here for about two years. While this by itself does not qualify me as an "old-timer", my journey may be one that others choose too, each in your own way … (10 comments)
costa rica: Costa Rica /Annexation of Guanacaste Day and annual weather - 07/29/07 07:34 PM
Monday we are celebrating a national holiday in Costa Rica, the Annexation of Guanacaste Day, commemorating the 183d anniversary of the annexation of Guanacaste. On July 25, 1825, the citizens of Guanacaste peacefully voted to secede from Nicaragua and become a part of Costa Rica. The celebration is Monday because it … (0 comments)
costa rica: Father's Day in Brasilito, Costa Rica: off roading before the rains came - 07/22/07 10:27 PM
The photo is of me and my daughter Cat this Father's Day in Brasilito, Costa Rica, just before we went four wheeling the beaches and back trails, including some humongous mud holes! I did not put up the "after" pics. This is a great thing to do during the rainy season. … (3 comments)
Random thoughts on life and work in Guanacaste and the Central Valley of Costa Rica. How to build a project quickly, seamlessly and efficiently (not!).
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