Costa Rica is one of the most popular countries in Latin America for foreign real estate buyers and this progressive, peaceful country has a lot going for it from an investment standpoint. You can own property free and clear–including on the coast–and the process is fairly straightforward for purchasing and for getting residency. In some [&hellip
With prices near record highs in the USA and Canada and a questionable environment for appreciation, many buyers are looking abroad for diversification, better returns, and often better weather. One country that’s hard to top is located a short hop away by plane. Here’s why it’s worth looking seriously at Costa Rica real estate. Costa [&hellip
I have visited the Ixtapa and Zihuatanejo area multiple times now and always keep an eye on the real estate scene there. It’s one of the lesser-known investment areas for Americans and Canadians. It doesn’t get the dozens of daily flights coming in like you see with Mexico’s most famous resort areas, so as in [&hellip
In an earlier post we ran down some of the elite real estate markets of Latin America. These are the places where high society gathers, where the moguls and movie stars have their fourth or fifth house for vacations and their kids’ parties. What if you’re just looking for one of the best places to [&hellip
Some elite real estate markets seem to defy logic, economics, and gravity. If you don’t know going in that everything is going to be sky-high there, you could get a serious shock. Many buyers who are dipping their toes in the international real estate marketplace automatically assume they’re going to find a bargain anywhere in [&hellip
As I write this, much of the world is sheltering at home. It’s just that for some people, “home” is a house like that one above. Their morning view when they eat breakfast is not a bleak gray with leafless trees, the side of another building, or a view of subdivision houses that all look [&hellip