Category: Costa Rica Development

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Hiring a Project Manager for Your Development: Why It’s a Necessity

Real estate development is truly a team sport, and in Costa Rica, having a knowledgeable, organized team can make the difference in your project’s success. A strong project team combines a variety of experts and specialists, all working toward the same goal: bringing your vision to life. No developer can do it alone; a successful project is almost always the result of both hiring a project manager for development in

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Real Estate Investment Opportunities in Guanacaste: 4 Types of Development Niches (Beginner to Advanced)

Often, when people ask me about real estate investment opportunities in Guanacaste, they’re really asking about up-and-coming destinations, new communities where they can get in on the ground floor, fire sales, or even pocket listings that only a few people know about. But today, I want to talk about a different angle on investment opportunities: real estate development. In Costa Rica and especially our province of Guanacaste (roughly, the north-Pacific),

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Embracing the Pura Vida Lifestyle: Lessons on Life, Building & Investing

Costa Rica has a way of teaching us lessons – of challenging what we think we know, what we think to be unchanging. Whether you’re here to invest or staying forever, the pura vida is going to serve up some lessons. Some will be hard-won. Some will be unwanted. Still others will be immediately welcome.  It’s a journey – and one that I am so grateful to be on. And

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New Construction in Costa Rica: Modern Methods to Consider

Building a home has always been a challenge, anywhere – an enjoyable challenge, but a challenge nevertheless. New construction in Costa Rica is no different, especially when you add the element of novelty: If you’ve never built here before, then you may not even know what you don’t know… yet. That’s where modern construction methods (and this post) come into play: Leveraging the latest in tropical building and paired with

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The Most Sought-After Amenities in Costa Rican Luxury Homes

Whether you’re building a luxury home in Costa Rica for personal use, investing in a villa that you’ll one day resell, or developing a spec home or an entire development, then you’re also interested in current trends, market demands, and buyer needs.  As a highly successful broker – last year, my company, Blue Water Properties of Costa Rica sold $114,000,0000 – as well as a real estate investor and developer

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The Developer Exclusivity Agreement in Costa Rica: Why & When to Sign One

In Costa Rica, exclusivity is not a requirement or, often, even the standard. So I’m often asked, why would (and should) a developer or development sign an exclusivity agreement with a single real estate company?  I can’t speak for all companies or brokerages. And, certainly, not all companies or brokerages will offer the same level of benefits – your mileage can and will vary. But I can tell you what

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Lessons in Costa Rican Development: How to Leverage Sales & Marketing to Sell Out Your Project

If you’re nearing completion on your Costa Rican development project, then you’re likely at the point where you’re assessing your sales options: In-house sales team? Real estate agents from various brokerages? Exclusive contract with a single real estate brokerage?  Hi, I’m Rebecca Clower (my friends call me Becky) and I’m a Costa Rican real estate investor and developer, as well as the founder, CEO, and owner of Blue Water Properties

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