The full Costa Rica real estate secret report is at http://www.squidoo.com/costaricasecretreport If you are looking right now to invest in any kind of property in Costa Rica, better to look at this video…BEFORE buying!
Another report about squatters in Costa Rica is here:
http://www.coffeecup-realestate.com/squatterarticle.html
Some people don’t like the truth being said here! Truth is truth no matter what and no matter where! Well! Have a look at: http://crexpertise.info/ for more horror stories and not only about real-estate! I loved Costa Rica but like any countries in the world, there are pitfalls! Here are some of the traps exposed! That’s all! If by exposing pitfalls I can help just one future traveler to have a smooth trip in Costa Rica, than that will make me happy. Some says that I should see only the positive side of Costa Rica! You have travel agencies for that! Wearing pink glasses when you comes in any, repeat ANY countries for the first time is the best way to get any traveler in trouble! So no thanks for the pink glasses! I prefer to warm future travelers about some dark side of Costa Rica! This way I will raise the odds that, when they will come back in their country , they will have beautiful things to say about Costa Rica! Only beautiful things! Discover Costa Rica the safe way!
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May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
I am considering …
I am considering purchasing land in CR can you recommend a web site or refer an expert on the various laws/issues that one should know about before purchasing? Thanks!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Hi I read one …
Hi I read one article in your website. Just a few comments: Theft is theft. In Costa Rica as it is China, as it is in Canada. The fact that squatters have rights do not exonerate them from penal law. Do not mix the two things. Locals are exposed to theft as much as foreigners. The sqatting problem cannot be fixed so long as you have poor people. Now the theft problem, that is a totally different problem in its own.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Costa Rica is not …
Costa Rica is not what it used to be when I was a kid. Places like Tamarindo are totaly overdeveloped, just like Flamingo, and other areas. Too bad that so many ” developers ” came to Costa Rica and ruined our coastal areas. You should also show the many constructions and earth movements in the video.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
1) Cool! If you …
1) Cool! If you always warm your customers about the real estate laws here, bravo! 2) I never bought any properties! 3) Why ” ratle snakes ” of Stewart! Please clarify! 4) Who is the Canadian idiot that bought a property? Please clarify!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
1) If you always …
1) If you always warms customers about the squatters law in CR I invite you to give me your contact info and I will add it to my Real Estate Report..if interested! 2) I am NOT at all in the real estate business! 3)If warming real estate buyers is, as you said, complaining, than be it! Truth is truth! No matter what! No matter where!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
1) If you are one …
1) If you are one of brokers that tell all the truth about squatters in CR BEFORE investors buy anything,please feel free to contact me! I will add your contact info at the end of my special report! 2)I don’t make money in real estate for your info! I am just trying to avoid bad surprises to real estate buyers. 3) If telling the truth about squatters in Costa Rica is complaining… well be it!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Im a realtor,and I …
Im a realtor,and I work the coast zone,North Pacific,and I always tell my clients about the laws here.I think,you wore not so smart to find out before you buy properties,if you can build there…any lawyer can help you,even those ratle snakes of Stewart title….so,sorry,dont talk about lies,talk about how idiot a canadian can be.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
I can talk about …
I can talk about this if I want to, we are from Costa Rica and my father is a former real state broker, you are just a dude making money in my country and complaining about it.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Telling people to …
Telling people to avoid pitfalls is just that! It is not destructive or constructive! In real estate there are pitfalls, better for buyers to know them before than after!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Eh you! Have a look …
Eh you! Have a look at the links I added on the video info! More warming! More pitfalls! It seems that I am not the only one! Viewers just type these words “squatters Costa Rica” and see by yourself if this is just my truth or the truth!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
I updated the info …
I updated the info of the video. More links had been added! Viewers! Better to visit these links before…it is too late! See by yourself if it is a waste of time!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
just get to the …
just get to the poing, bla, bla, bla and nothing, what a waste of time
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
which truth???? …
which truth???? your truth maybe….
wake up canadian… you are living in CR…. so you have to build not destroy!!!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
The last sentence …
The last sentence is the most important: ” Early recognition can prove to be difficult if one is not residing on the property “. Often buyers are living abroad. When they come back…surprise! Thanks again for these comments! If this Costa Rica real estate information will just help one buyer…!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Excellent …
Excellent information! Thanks! I hope future buyers will read this before buying!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Excellent comments! …
Excellent comments! Not all the sellers will tell buyers these facts BEFORE they buy! Buyers found these “details” after it is too late!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
I have one question …
I have one question for you and just one! What I say is it the truth or not? Buyers need to know that this is the way things are done here when they buy a property! Period! If you don’t like the truth, this is your problem not mine!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Hi… super …
Hi… super powerfull man… own of all the knowledge about the life in CR.. positive and negative.. oh, sorry.. i think negative is your favorite topic….
If you want to be HELPFULL.. BE OBJECTIVE…
dude, if you dont like CR.. i can show you the way to the airport..
ATTE, A costarican!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
These tips are not …
These tips are not part of any contracts. Buyers find out about these details AFTER they signed up…most of the time! So yes! It is a big deal! Please don’t talk about things you don’t know!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Read the small …
Read the small lines, what a secret.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
Thank you for these …
Thank you for these specific advices! It goes back to square one: be careful, very careful! Don’t ever let unattended any piece of land! Ever! Never!
One gram of prevention in that case, will worth it’s weight in gold!
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
There are no …
There are no foolproof, preventive measures for eliminating the problem of squatters on land owned in absentia, there are a few somewhat helpful steps that can be taken. Firstly, the propety should not appear abandoned and signs should be posted with the owner’s name. Also hire a caretaker for the property. Register the caretaker as an employee, which entails paying minimum wage and social security. Also demand signed receipts from the caretaker as proof of payment.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
The third phase is …
The third phase is continued occupation for more than one year. According to the law, squatters have then achieved a “legal assumption,” and the owners must go through an ordinary lawsuit process. In order for the court to grant the property rights to squatters, they must prove that they have been on the land “uninterrupted,” “non-challenged” and “peacefully” for ten years.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
The second phase is …
The second phase is after the initial three months of occupation but before one year. If squatters are “allowed” to squat on property for this duration of time, one must go to the courts and start the process of “administrative eviction”.
May 22nd, 2010 at 3:21 am
There are legal …
There are legal steps that can be taken to rid one’s land of squatters. The first phase is the eviction of squatters during the first three months of occupation. Such early discovery is key, as during this period one need not go to court. One need only alert the local police, who are then obliged to evict the squatters. If one is not in the country, actual eviction is very difficult to verify. Early recognition can prove to be difficult if one is not residing on the property.