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On Not Expecting the Unexpected…

Cindy, Gary and their tres hijos [trace EE-hose, three sons] have been planning a trip to Costa Rica for many months. And I mean planning, leaving no stone unturned. Secretly harboring a thought or two of giving up the stinking Canadian rat race and transplanting to this beautiful warm country. The best laid plans and all that…

Cindy contacted me early in her quest for information and we got to be friendly. I joined her unschooling yahoo group. (Man, those women are intellectuals… I could hardly keep up!) When Cindy & Co. finally arrived, they came to . . . → Read More About On Not Expecting the Unexpected…

8 February 2008
20 comments - (Comments are closed)   Culture Shock, Domincal, Ojochal, Travel Tips

Final Answer

NO to short-term speculation. Unless you can live with your money tied up for longer than you hope. OR you are looking to buy huge parcels, can be patient for the REAL deals to come along, spending serious money in the process. And can live with your money tied up for longer than you hope.

Prices are too high for a flip and have escalated at such a breakneck pace, they could be in for a correction. Even a small one could stymie a small-time speculator. Think stock market: . . . → Read More About Final Answer

19 June 2007
6 comments - (Comments are closed)   Domincal, Living-In, Manuel Antonio, Moving-To, Ojochal, Real Estate, Recovering REALTOR®, Uvita

Riding the Oro Pendulum

It’s 3:10am Monday. We went to bed last night at about 8:30pm. Like the night before and the night before that. Because there is no TV and no internet here, nothing to keep us awake. When I woke just now, I was dreaming I was in rush hour on a train. It was one of those dreams where no one spoke, all action, moving from one event to the next with no in-between stuff. Like snippets of time. We (strangers and I) got off the train and starting moving quickly up a big hill, in a hurry to get . . . → Read More About Riding the Oro Pendulum

18 June 2007
6 comments - (Comments are closed)   CR: Cost of Living, Domincal, Ojochal, Real Estate, Recovering REALTOR®, Uvita

I Take It All Back

Jeez, I sounded really bitter in that last post, eh? Not any more. Criticia is back in her coffin, sleeping it off, and Pollyanna is recalled to life, disgustingly cheerful. After two days in Uvita [ooo-VEE-ta, think Evita except with an ooo], I’m mellow and mushy as a sloth. So what if there is a bubble? If you want to buy Costa Rica real estate and own a piece of this incredible paradise, why not? It’s your money. No matter what, it will always be a place to live. And . . . → Read More About I Take It All Back

16 June 2007
5 comments - (Comments are closed)   Domincal, Moving-To, Ojochal, PollyAnna, Real Estate, Recovering REALTOR®, Restaurants, Uvita

Real Estate Rant

I swore I wouldn't be doing this. But I am: I'm heading out to look at Costa Rica property for a buyer. I posted the Big Plan on the Costa Rica Living Group this morning, asking for help:

Good morning, group,

Hal and I are heading to the Dominical area today for several days. We are going to investigate developments for a buyer in the states.

I wanted to ask for two things, please. First, anyone alive down there? I would love . . . → Read More About Real Estate Rant

13 June 2007
11 comments - (Comments are closed)   CR: Working, Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Ojochal, Real Estate, Recovering REALTOR®, Uvita