I am a naturalized citizen of Costa Rica. I first arrived (from the U.S.) in 2001 to broker a deal that sold one of the country’s premier private universities to a U.S. publicly-held education company. Since 2004 I’ve arranged eco-intensive Costa Rica vacation tours to locations throughout the country, as well as Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia. In addition to serving as an agent with the Coldwell Banker Dominical Realty team since 2015, I offer Expat Consulting and conduct guided Expat Tours.
I was leery buying a home in Costa Rica. Scott made the process almost enjoyable. He found my perfect home. I highly recommend Scott, he is well known, in this area, for his level of integrity.
Daniel W. Ray, M.S. L.P.C.
When purchasing real estate in Costa Rica, one of the most surprising differences for U.S. and Canadian buyers is the unique legal authority of the notary public (notario público). In the United States, a notary merely verifies identities and witnesses signatures. In Costa Rica, a notary is a state-appointed attorney with judicial powers. This distinction is so fundament...
Even though I've been living in Latin America for going on 25 years now, I'm still very much a "gringo."I get reminded of that quite often, especially by my wife!I first arrived to Costa Rica in 2001. Before then I'd hardly ever even been out of the U.S.Costa Rica was different in those days. Actually it was more authentic Latin American than it has evolved into over the ensuin...
Members of Facebook groups related to Costa Rica real estate will often make the claim that "anyone" can be a Costa Rica real estate agent...And that's partially true in so far as licensing is concerned, since in Costa Rica there is no legal licensing regime.However, there are specific and important ways to tell whether or not you're dealing with a "legitimate" agent. That's be...
Most of my posts focus on Costa Rica real estate buyers. This one is for the sellers.Sellers tend to think there is some "magic bullet" they need to sell their properties. For that reason they'll jump from agent to agent trying to find the one possessing "the bullet."Truth be told, there really isn't one!Selling real estate in Costa Rica is just plain hard. Most of the time it'...
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Costa Rica Expat Properties
Your mountain or beach dream home can be found here. Scott Bowers is an agent with Coldwell Banker - Vesta Group - Costa Rica, serving the Southern Pacific coast and mountainous area of Perez Zeledon. The Southern Zone is the most pristine and untouched area left in Costa Rica and a great place to consider for Costa Rica expat living. Connect with me to start living your dream life in Costa Rica!
