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.
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.
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!
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!
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!
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..
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!
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!
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!
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!
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.
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!
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!
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.
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.
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".
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.
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...!
You solve your CostaRica investment problems by getting a Chicago Title insurance policy. I found your comment partially true, of course this will be true depending on who you trust to deal with.
They can not squat on your house BUT they can squat on your lot or land. For any type of property that has a roof.. you have to hire a guard, have a friend to have a closer look on a regular base, ask a neighbor to watch your property everyday, and so on! "
Bottom line: you need a guard or someone that is there to watch your property all the time! When I say all the time, I mean all the time! A pain in the neck I admit it!
well, in your video you say that they can squat on your house, you might want to think about redoing your wonderful video. People naturally assume that if your make one mistake, you are bound to make more. But having a guard is not such a problem at $250 per month is it? someone to cook, clean, do yardwork, and guard your house, seems like a bargain to me. In that same month your property will most likely appreciate more than the cost of the employee.
You are right! Hiring a guard at $250.00 is one solution. And yes! The price will increase meanwhile! What bother me is that when you buy properties in Costa Rica, they won't tell you that the price of the guard... is not included in the price of the property! Most of the time buyers find out this little detail AFTER they bought their properties.
it is SPILL the beans, SPILL, not split, so now mr know it all, why do you open your mouth if you do not know what you are talking about, that negates anything further you have to say.
Thank you very much for your comment! I have been waiting for a comment, in fact any comments at all for too long! Between you and me, I made that mistake between "Spilling " and "Splitting" on purpose! Gee! Next time I will use a more powerful tactic to get faster comments!
you are very welcome, in fact it is an honor to be the first comment on the video posting of such a prestigious real estate broker such as yourself. perhaps when people read my statements, and click on your site I could maybe get a per click payment? haha, no, best of luck in your enterprise. all in all costa rica real estate is making a lot of us wealthy, no?
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.
mmacr 3 years ago
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.
ila29 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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!
tadbhd1 3 years ago
just get to the poing, bla, bla, bla and nothing, what a waste of time
Alac145 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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!
fabcorgon 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
which truth???? your truth maybe....
wake up canadian... you are living in CR.... so you have to build not destroy!!!
fabcorgon 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
Read the small lines, what a secret.
Gabocr79 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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.
Gabocr79 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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.
GrandViewEstates 4 years ago
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.
GrandViewEstates 4 years ago
Excellent comments! Not all the sellers will tell buyers these facts BEFORE they buy! Buyers found these "details" after it is too late!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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".
GrandViewEstates 4 years ago
Excellent information! Thanks! I hope future buyers will read this before buying!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
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.
GrandViewEstates 4 years ago
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...!
quebecostarica 4 years ago
Found it up in your original comments. Thanks.
davebenz 4 years ago
I never did catch the address of the website to see the report.
davebenz 4 years ago
You solve your CostaRica investment problems by getting a Chicago Title insurance policy. I found your comment partially true, of course this will be true depending on who you trust to deal with.
artbeers 4 years ago
Please tell me how a sqatter can squat on your "house" like you say? just a question. hahah, you must be french
joshrawk 5 years ago
They can not squat on your house BUT they can squat on your lot or land. For any type of property that has a roof.. you have to hire a guard, have a friend to have a closer look on a regular base, ask a neighbor to watch your property everyday, and so on! "
Bottom line: you need a guard or someone that is there to watch your property all the time! When I say all the time, I mean all the time! A pain in the neck I admit it!
quebecostarica 5 years ago
well, in your video you say that they can squat on your house, you might want to think about redoing your wonderful video. People naturally assume that if your make one mistake, you are bound to make more. But having a guard is not such a problem at $250 per month is it? someone to cook, clean, do yardwork, and guard your house, seems like a bargain to me. In that same month your property will most likely appreciate more than the cost of the employee.
joshrawk 5 years ago
You are right! Hiring a guard at $250.00 is one solution. And yes! The price will increase meanwhile! What bother me is that when you buy properties in Costa Rica, they won't tell you that the price of the guard... is not included in the price of the property! Most of the time buyers find out this little detail AFTER they bought their properties.
quebecostarica 5 years ago
I forgot!
Yes I am French but nor from France! I am from Quebec, Canada! I mean still in Canada!
quebecostarica 5 years ago
it is SPILL the beans, SPILL, not split, so now mr know it all, why do you open your mouth if you do not know what you are talking about, that negates anything further you have to say.
joshrawk 5 years ago
Thank you very much for your comment! I have been waiting for a comment, in fact any comments at all for too long! Between you and me, I made that mistake between "Spilling " and "Splitting" on purpose! Gee! Next time I will use a more powerful tactic to get faster comments!
Anyway, you deserve a big thank you!
Sincerely,
Roger
quebecostarica 5 years ago
you are very welcome, in fact it is an honor to be the first comment on the video posting of such a prestigious real estate broker such as yourself. perhaps when people read my statements, and click on your site I could maybe get a per click payment? haha, no, best of luck in your enterprise. all in all costa rica real estate is making a lot of us wealthy, no?
joshrawk 5 years ago