Costa Rica Real Estate - Part 3 March 20, 2007
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Costa Rica Real Estate Outlook
If you are looking to buy Costa Rica land or real estate on speculation, and your investment time frame is less than five years, you should be thinking of Short-Term Treasuries instead. Of course, you may get lucky and find a real estate nugget in Costa Rica, there are at least a hundred real estate agents in the country who won’t help you find it. And even if you do find a great deal on Costa Rica real estate, will you have anyone to sell it to, in three years when the U.S. economy is still struggling in recession? The likely answer is there will be no one.”So why bother with Costa Rica Real Estate at all?
Why Costa Rica Real Estate?
Why? Because, if your investing time frame is longer than five years, then Costa Rica could be a smart investment. There are still places in Costa Rica, peices of heaven, that have not been seriously damaged. And that are, depending on your particular circumstances, wise investments. In any case, if you are at all interested in investing in Costa Rica real estate, you should come and visit Costa Rica. There is still an abundance of beauty in Costa Rica - and people who are trying to preserve what remains. And as an investor, someone looking to purchase Costa Rica real estate, considering Costa Rica for retirement, or living and working in Costa Rica, visiting will give you a base point that will help you make better decisions in the future.
In the end, if you seek to appreciate Costa Rica, not seek real estate appreciation in Costa Rica, you’ll receive a much better return on your life.
Ramsay
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A guest from Russia, and an American from Florida, today both asked me about working in Costa Rica. They love Costa Rica and are considering moving here and working in Costa Rica. They can’t. If a business in Costa Rica hires them they could face fines and get shutdown.
It is illegal for non-citizens or non-residents to work in Costa Rica unless…
You Get Transferred
The guest from Moscow works for HP computers, HP has an office in Costa Rica, if he gets a transfer - no problem. The company will arrange for him to receive a special work visa.
You Start a Business
The used car salesman from Orlando? Unlikely his company has an office in Costa Rica. He’ll have to find another way. If he opens a used car lot in Costa Rica he can work 80 hours a week selling his lemons - no problem. Owning a business in Costa Rica allows you to work and receive an income. And if you work and receive an income, you are eligible for health insurance, pension, and many other benefits. It’s how I do it.
Rice and Beans
“Whatever. I’m coming to Costa Rica and looking for work. I’m a web 4.0 programmer and everyone wants me, I’ll find a job, or I’ll just do it on the side.” My advice - learn this recipe for Gallo Pinto (rice and beans). Because that’s all you’re going to be able to afford to eat. My maids earn $1.50, my hotel receptionists who are bilingual and computer literate, earn $2 an hour. But you’re a web 4.0 programmer, cutting edge technology, degree from the University of Technology - $10 an hour no benefits. That’s what my sometimes php programmer earns.
Ramsay
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