posted 08-26-2008 06:45 AM            

i'm a 26 year old canadian interested in escaping canadian winters for the rest of my life. i've lived in belize before & guatemala a bit but never went further south than that.. i've heard tons of great things about CR.

i'm interested in buying some land and building on it. ideally i'd be an hour or two outside the city, (further if that's what's necessary for peace and quiet). i'd like to be no more than 15-20 minutes from a good beach or a good lake where i can swim daily. i've got about $100k to spend, but the less the better.

i'm not fussy about location as long as it's near a place where i can swim and i'm not near very many people. i'd be there about three months out of the year. i plan on making a lot of noise while i'm there, so i don't want neighbors nearby. i don't really care much for a luxury house, but i'd like to build something modest so having access to electricity/water would be great. i'm also fine with building a house that's completely solar powered.

anyway this is my first foray into CR research so i apologize if this has been heard a thousand times beforehand. i'll keep looking stuff up. if anyone can suggest a beautiful place to look into that has what i want, that would be fantastic. if anyone else can give me approximate costs to build that would be cool too. also it'd be awesome to be able to buy a large chunk of land and preserve almost all of it.

posted 08-28-2008 04:05 AM            

i'll be down there around feb or march i think, so i am planning to check things out for myself. suggestions on places to check out would still be helpful. i understand the need to see things for yourself, but it can't hurt to arrive as prepared as possible.

posted 06-24-2009 03:42 AM            

I would like to ask you if you came last March, 2009 and what you found here.

I am the owner of a design and building company, and also we have some contacts about nice properties you could be interested about.

For example, I am talking about some small lots we are offering in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, 5 minutes from that small city and 20 to 30 minutes far from several cute beaches (Flamingo, Tamarindo, Conchal). If one of these lots is good for you, we could design and build a house you can afford. Otherwise, we could help you to find a house according to your budget.

Donīt worry about any charge for our advice. You would pay just if you find a choice for you if we get a deal about it.

I invite you to check out our website in English version, to see some real estates we are offering:
www.ctc-cr.com

Also, you can write me back to see if we can help one or another way.

My email:
rgonzalez@ctc-cr.com

Let`s talk later. Good luck.

posted 06-26-2009 03:28 AM            

I 100% agree with the advise of jdocop. I strongly recommend to visit Costa Rica first, to get a feeling for the country.
Especially in the southern part of Costa Rica you still find some affordable properties. Take a look at our website http://www.tierralinda-realestate.com. We have some listings from that area. But also in Guanacaste the prices slightly come down.