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We have a whole section devoted to [url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/Affordable-Car-Rental-In-Costa-Rica.cfm]Affordable Car Rental here[/url].
Depending on the time of the year, most car rental agencies will offer significant discounts for long-term rentals…
Scott
Another wonderful example of how our moronic politicians (for me that’s a global truism and not just applicable to Costa Rica) act on something without considering the real life consequences…
I cannot recall any of our VIP Members living in your area Michael… But hopefully someone will respond
Scott
“Con mucho gusto…”
Published in 2005 my little ‘How To Buy Costa Rica Real Estate Without Losing Your Camisa’ guide book really needs updating…
Algun dia….
Scott
Thank you for your question ibwonet and I can certainly understand why you are frustrated.
I would suggest that the majority of “online” business “opportunities” advertised are probably scams…
Like any other business, it takes a lot of hard work before you make any decent money and in whatever field you choose there will be many, many competitors.
My “online business” has been successful only because I have worked at it for ten years. For about five of those years I was working about 80 hours a week…
Scott
Agreed! I also don’t think the Orotina airport will happen… In flying time Orotina has to be less than 3 minutes from San José so why on earth would they do that and where on earth would they gt the money from?
Scott
PS. Would you please email me any recent links to articles about the Orotina airport? I missed those …
Please also see the following two articles which will clearly explain how extremely difficult it will be for you to work legally in Costa Rica.
[url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/members/2302.cfm]Expats Doing Business or Working in Costa Rica[/url] With Free Video With Attorney Rick Philps. The most important things you must know or you will be doomed from the start…
[url=https://www.welovecostarica.com/public/2208.cfm]Working In Costa Rica[/url]. Many come to enjoy the tropical beauty and ideal climate. Others, who are more entrepreneurial, see tremendous investment potential and an opportunity for a simpler lifestyle and want to find a way to work here and support themselves.
You can certainly own a business here but owning one and working in that business are two very different things ….
Scott
Glad to hear you like George. I do too which is why we have over 20 articles written by George on this website…
Scott
I certainly do not think it would be sensible to try developing real estate in a Spanish speaking country without speaking Spanish but I don’t actually know if that’s the case here…
Scott
Amen Bogino…. Words of WISDOM there, thank you!
You can offer excellent advice to people but it’s been my experience that people rarely follow that advice…
As my Dad used to say:
You can lead a horse to water but sometimes all you’ll get is a wet horse ….
Scott
PS. “Efficient” is not a word used too frequently in Costa Rica… This is not good for you when you want things done but, it is good for you if you are looking for “opportunities.”
[quote=”pharg”]not to prolong this suddenly uninteresting thread, but Google Earth gives the altitude of Upala at 165-170′ depending on where you are standing.[/quote]
I use [url=http://www.google.com/earth/]Google Earth[/url] frequently, it’s awesomely frightening how much information is on there.
Yesterday I gave Google Earth directions to a technically-challenged friend of mine who wanted to drive from his location in Paris to a smaller village south south west of him about 458 kilometers away
You can [url=http://www.google.com/earth/download/ge/agree.html]download Google Earth here[/url].
Scott
Here are some comments from my friend Randall Zamora who is most definitely an expert in taxes in Costa Rica …
“The main concern for foreigners living here is “Renta Mundial” but what this means to the Government is to tax investments made outside of Costa Rica and ONLY if the investments are repatriated, so we are not talking about taxing SS.”
Hope that helps ….
Scott
It’s my understanding that with the Costa Rica/U.S. double taxation agreement – Costa Rica will NOT be able to tax SS payments … I will try and get one of my contacts to confirm this …
[quote=”johnnyh”]I have looked at quite a number of properties on the web (houses)in Costa Rica, both on the Pacific as well as the Caribbean side. In talking to one of my Tico cousins down there, and referring him to the properties, he was flabbergasted by the pricing, and he mentioned that these are inflated gringo prices. Any truth to this? Any experiences?[/quote]
Your cousin is not correct, take a look at the dozens of real estate magazines, websites and the newspapers advertisements that focus on the local Tico buyers and NOT the Gringo or other expat buyers and you’ll see that they are not “inflated gringo prices.” Real estate prices in Costa Rica are not cheap…
Ask your “Tico cousins” to give you website links of developers who focus on the Tico market and you’ll soon find out that the average Tico family is having a [u]very tough time[/u] trying to find affordable homes …
I know a number of developers well… One Venezuelan developer tells me the exact same homes he builds here (and he’s built THOUSANDS) sell for twice the price here than they sell for in Venezuela…
