Who this is for: Senior homeowners in Costa Rica, absentee owners, and adult children in the U.S. or Canada keeping an eye on a parent’s home from afar. What this solves: Small issues that become expensive repairs, safety risks, and the stress of not knowing what condition a home is really in.When to reach out: When a property is occupied by an older adult, sits empty part of the year, or depends on vendors you cannot easily supervise. A ceiling stain in May can become roof d

You bought a beautiful property in Costa Rica. Maybe a hilltop villa in Flamingo. Maybe an ocean-view condo near Tamarindo. Maybe a family retreat in the Central Valley. You did the hard part — finding the right property, navigating the legal process, closing the deal. Now comes the question that will quietly determine whether your investment appreciates or deteriorates over the next five years: Who manages it when you're not there? If you're an absentee homeowner in Costa Ri

Let me tell you something that most cost of living guides will not. The numbers matter. But the numbers alone will not prepare you for what retirement living expenses in Costa Rica actually feel like on the ground. Because the cost of a grocery run in Tamarindo is different from the cost of a grocery run in San José. The cost of maintaining a coastal property in Guanacaste is different from maintaining an apartment in Escazú. And the cost of getting things wrong — the wrong c