Covering the Mountains and Beaches
of Costa Rica's Southern Zone

Bienvenidos!

A naturalized citizen of Costa Rica, I first arrived from the U.S. in 2001 to broker the sale of one of the country’s premier private universities to a publicly held American education company. Captivated by Costa Rica’s beauty and lifestyle, I made it my permanent home.

Since 2004, I’ve built a deep professional and personal connection to this region — first by operating eco-intensive vacation and expat tours throughout Costa Rica, and later by helping countless individuals and families find their ideal home or investment in paradise.

I joined the Coldwell Banker Dominical Realty team in 2015 and have since specialized in both the Southern Zone mountain regions and coastal communities, giving my clients a rare, balanced perspective on the two very distinct worlds Costa Rica offers. In addition to my real estate practice, I continue to provide Expat Consulting and conduct personalized Expat Tours for those exploring relocation.

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Your Mountain & Beach Agent

Before moving to Costa Rica, I practiced tax and corporate transactional law in North and South Carolina and worked extensively in business valuation and mergers & acquisitions, advising companies across diverse industries.

My wife, originally from Colombia and now also a Costa Rican citizen, and I married in 2009 and share seven grown children. I’m a lifelong surfer, nature enthusiast, and writer. For more than a decade, I’ve blogged about Costa Rican life and authored The Definitive Guide to Costa Rica Expat Living, a widely read resource for aspiring expats.

I’m proud to be a member of both the Costa Rica Global Association of Realtors (CRGAR) and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). I hold the Certified International Property Specialist (CIPS) designation and am a Coldwell Banker Global Luxury Specialist. In 2021 and 2022, I was recognized as a member of the Coldwell Banker Diamond Society, and in 2023, 2024, and 2025 of the Sterling Society—prestigious designations awarded exclusively to top-performing agents globally for outstanding sales results.

My guiding principle — my “MO” — is to serve as a truly unbiased consultant, helping clients experience both the lush mountains and the coastal lifestyle of Costa Rica’s Southern Zone so they can make the most informed, confident decision for their future.

Pura Vida,

Scott

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11/09/2026 Costa Rica’s Maritime Zone: Why Some Beachfront Property Is Titled—and Most Is Not

Few subjects in Costa Rica real estate create more confusion than beachfront property.People hear that Costa Rica’s beaches are public, that coastal property cannot be privately owned, that foreigners cannot hold concessions—or, just as often, that a particular beachfront property is fully titled. All of those statements contain some truth, but none tells the whole story.The re...

07/09/2026 Costa Rica Real Estate Market - 3rd Quarter 2026 Update

One of the things I've learned after years of selling real estate in Costa Rica is that our market doesn't operate in a vacuum.Costa Rica has its own economy, its own construction costs and its own peculiarities when it comes to buying and selling property. But when it comes to the international real estate market—particularly the lifestyle and higher-end market—the economic mo...

25/08/2026 Costa Rica Land Usability: What You Need to Know Before Buying Property

One of the easiest mistakes to make when evaluating land in Costa Rica is to focus too much on the number of acres or hectares.A ten-acre property is not necessarily more useful than a five-acre property. And a fifty-acre farm may have considerably less land available for your intended purposes than the numbers on the survey would lead you to believe.When evaluating land, I thi...

18/08/2026 The INVU Bottleneck: When Environmental Due Diligence Puts a Real Estate Deal on Hold

If you’ve bought, sold, developed, or represented rural property in Costa Rica, you’ve probably encountered four letters that can suddenly change the course of a transaction:INVU.The Instituto Nacional de Vivienda y Urbanismo plays an important role in Costa Rica’s land-use system. Among its responsibilities is issuing alineamientos fluviales—official determinations of the prot...