STAY 3 Nights for FREE Echo Investment Group is now offering a stay in Playas del Coco in one of our 2 Bedroom Condos with no risk or obligation. Simply come down and let us show you the investment opportunites and enjoy your stay. Additional nights are available for $50 per night Click Here To Learn More...

Investing in Costa Rica Tips from a Guanacaste Attorney

As foreigner inventing in Costa Rica there are many precaution you must take into account when getting involved in an adventure that could thing you many benefits.
It is very common in our country that from taxi driver takes you to the airport to the young lady who makes your beds in your hotel room, offer to help you look for land and business in Costa Rica, the reason is simple, we are experimenting a wave of investors that has no precedents in our country, and we all want a piece of cake. You must not make the wrong decision. By nature, Costa Ricans are kind and good, but by making the wrong decision, you could end up facing serious problems. It will also de good to ask any professional with whom you intend to work to show you the corresponding document with sufficient form for service to be excellent. In Costa Rica, there are many associations that regulate the exercise of professionals such as lawyers, engineers, architects, pharmacist, dentists, etc.
In Costa Rica, up until the moment that I write this article, any person may be a real stage agent, a license crediting you to work as such is not necessary, however, there are private association that have organized themselves so that real estate business may be handled in the best way possible, and under certain general standers that intend to improve the service, associations such G.A.R * Guanacaste Association of Realtors). The Costa Rican chamber of Real Estate Brokers, etc. Costa Rica is definitely an attractive place for world wide investor at all levels, specifically within the Province of Guanacaste.
Even within the range of our profession, there are in the area so many options of legal services that it is difficult for foreigners to define which lawyer or law firm best satisfies their pretensions. The first you must investigate is the prestige of the law firm or lawyer, since contrary to practice in the United State and other European countries, in Costa Rica, lawyer and law firms within the legal advisory service sector are forbidden by the Bar Association of Costa Rica and its by-laws advertising in mass communication means, such as TV, radio, newspaper, etc. Clients in our country must be attracted by different means, due to which reason the creativity to attract clients and the diversification of service rendered have become fundamental tools to attract clients. And the diversification of service rendered has become fundamental tools to attract clients.
Finally, we would like to wish you the best of luck in your investment in Costa Rica, and recommend you walk, investigate, know, inform yourself, and enjoy.
Licenciado Ricardo Estrada
Ph(506_ 667 0649/ 667 4052
www.casafont-estrada.com.