Guides

Notes from a property file, not from a brochure.

Contracts, cadastral plans, water, land use and the closing process. Written for buyers who are about to sign something.

Guide9 min read

A practical guide for property buyers in Costa Rica

Concessions, titled land and possession rights, the thirty to sixty day review, where the money sits, and what the community expects from you.

Contracts4 min read

Why a purchase option feels safe on page one and becomes expensive on page four, and the four clauses that keep an exit open.

Due diligence5 min read

Title, access, land use, water, structures and structure of the deal. The short answers we give before an engagement starts.

Technical4 min read

The difference between what is physically there and what your project needs, and why one without the other is guesswork.

Process4 min read

Due diligence and closing, and what each stage should produce before money moves.