A growing number of North American baby-boomers have been looking at moving to Costa Rica to make their money go further or to re-invent themselves and many see Costa Rica real estate as a affordable solution for a permanent winter home, in a safe, friendly eco-environment. Costa Rica is seen as having the most to [...]
Bedrooms: 3 Full Baths 3 Partial Baths: 2 Interior: 5,909 Sq Ft. 549 m² Price: $202 / Sq. Ft. $2,177 / m² Property Type: Single Family Home (Click to enlarge images) TCRN is proud to [...]
Costa Rica is attracting record numbers of people that are looking to retire, buy a second home, or start a business. Called the Jewel of Central America, Costa Rica has become the destination of choice in Central and South America. Living in Costa Rica is far easier than you may think – with huge benefits [...]
Long recognized as a best in the tropics retirement location, Costa Rica is expecting to attract many more retirees over the next decade. When you ask visitors and expats, what do you love about Costa Rica? More often than not the answer is “the weather”. Costa Rica weather is known for its warm coastal climates [...]
As Albert Einstein once said about filling out tax returns, “This is too difficult for a mathematician. It takes a philosopher.” But philosopher or not, everybody knows it’s that swell season of the year again, with only a month to go before the United States IRS tax filing deadline of April 15th. And yes, even [...]
When North Americans face the realities of a reduced income after retirement, many of them look abroad for places to move that offer a lower cost of living in order to stretch those limited resources. Developing countries around the world offer such a promise, from Central American republics like Mexico or Nicaragua, South American expat [...]
One of the many great things about retirement in Costa Rica is the quality and affordability of domestic help and other manual labor. Maids, cooks, gardeners, childcare workers or property caretakers are all a bargain compared to North American rates for such services. In our two years here, my husband Layne and I have had [...]
A few nights ago when friends were over for dinner, we were relaxing and talking over glasses of wine in our back patio “dining room” when one of us looked up toward the ceiling and spied a large black tarantula slowly cruising along the top edge of the wall. As we gazed at the unwelcome [...]
If you are considering retirement in Costa Rica, you may well ask yourself: What about golf? While it’s not a universal interest, it is amazing how well golf and retirement seem to go together. With the luxury of leisure time and the desire to stay active, expats who once managed only an occasional weekend game [...]
If I needed any reminder why it’s important for retirees to learn Spanish, today was an object lesson: trying to communicate by phone with medical personnel to request results of some routine lab work be emailed to me. Not only is it difficult to understand Spanish at the fast pace most Ticos speak but on [...]
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