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We see it so many times. A hot new spot gets discovered, developers are moving in and next thing we know, the place looks ugly and everything that has once made that place so pleasant, gets destroyed. We have seen this in many parts of Costa Rica. Jaco, Quepos, Tamarindo ... those are places I don´t ever want to be. The hot new market is the Nicoya Peninsula. The Nicoya Peninsula still has nature, jungle, endless beaches and whatever else gets people to want to live here. Our Costa Rica Real Estate Company is now sponsoring several eco projects to help keep nature natural. The problem is to create space for the many new residents without destroying what has drawn those people in the first place. Green building is the key. You don´t have to destroy…

According to CNBC, Costa Rica has the hottest real estate market on planet earth. It is true, many parts are already overbuilt and overinvested, but there are plenty of spots where you can still get a square meter for 10 to 15 dollars. There are many oceanview properties still availeble, many of them bound to triple in value within the next few years.

You also need to realize that some of the best spots to visit are hard to get to. Roads are about to be fixed up, infrastructure improved, then you will see a lot more money coming into the already busy and well to do tourist areas where surf is always good.

I have just sold my first property in Delicias where we have exclusive rights with the land owners. The area borders on the busy tourist town of…

I am now showing a lot of potential homebuyers and investors around in Costa Rica. A lot of people don't know how to do buiness in Costa Rica and to be honest, it's very simple and makes me smile to see that those who are interested and dedicated do find a lot of ways to get things done.

Incorporating in Costa Rica is very important and it's also very easy when you buy a pre registered clean one that you can easily change the name on.

When buying a property, you should always register it under your corporation name for tax reasons and because of the fact that transfer of property is very easy that way.

What is very imporatant is to practice green building to keep the areas you're relocating to the way that they are and keep increaing in value. Many…

For the past 9 months I've been in Costa Rica mainly. Left San Diego a year ago, spend a couple of months in Amsterdam (great place to party, bad place to get stuck in), then took the plane to San Jose, Costa Rica and discovered a whole new world. Costa Rica is the place I wished I had come to about 10 years ago. I miss the United States a lot. My daughter, my friends. My plan is to spend 8 months out of the year in Costa Rica and the other time in Atlanta, Georgia (even though I will have to go back to San Diego to take care of some business). What makes the real estate market in Costa Rica very different is the fact that you don't have to be a licensed agent here in order to buy and sell houses. You don't have to hire a buyers' agent to purchase or… Read Full Post

This has happened to me before and this will happen to me again. I submit to a real estate directory, follow the instructions to list it in mine, and guess what. I submit and it gives me an error. Then I go to the contact form and guess what ... another error.

Has this happened to you before?

I'm putting together a list of quality directories which don't do that. Paid or free ones.

If anybody wants to help me out, let me know of some good ones and out some bad ones if you like (but please don't give them another link).

This was just a little game between me and a few friends over on DP. Right now people there have bidding web directories where you can start with a buck and get a permanent backlink. You can also bid yourself onto the top of the homepage by outbidding others who are listed. Basically, I like the concept, but needless to say, this is being overdone now and way spammy.

Many of the contestants registered keyword domains for it or bought expired domains with high PR. My point was to use frogengine.net which has PR2 and prove to everyone that PR is not that important when it comes to outrankings someone.

OK, I made it to number 1. Right now I might be on number 2, because the dude bought some more backlinks when that happened. But I spent very little. 80% of…

As I am building  Costa Rica Constructor, I am looking for anyone in the real estate industry busy with Costa Rica. Just email webmaster@costaricaconstructor.com if you are interested in networking with us. Also I am willing to link to any site and page with good information as an addition to our site. Shoot me an email. :)

Mike