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Guys In The Zone Talk Show – Episode 5

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:20:06 +0000

Click to Play Episode 5 of the Guys In The Zone Talk Show, hosted by Ben Vaughn and Rod Martin, features a lively discussion on life and buying property in the Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica. In this episode, we discuss a couple of recent U.S. and Costa Rica tax-related items that have come to [...]

Confusion Around Costa Rica’s Luxury Tax

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:52:16 +0000

o, I get this great e-mail from some super in-the-know real estate guys the other day that answers a number of my questions regarding the new Luxury Tax law. After this “clarification” I post to my Facebook page and Tweet the news where I stated “I have determined that the new Luxury Tax in [...]

Costa Rica’s New Luxury Tax

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:32:39 +0000

Everything that I know about it (which ain’t much). There is a new law that has now quietly come into force in Costa Rica. It is being called the “Luxury House Tax” or a facsimile thereof. I now have it on good authority that there is mass confusion about this law by the few that have even [...]

Now What’s My Land Worth?

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:51:12 +0000

I’m going to go out on a limb here and define some specific points that we at Guys In The Zone use to evaluate a property. At the moment, this practice tends towards the black arts since the basis for land values in the zone went right off the cliff with the [...]

Kicking Tires in Paradise

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:31:13 +0000

We’ve had a week full of working with buyer-type clients, but they definitely fit into what the “Man Says There’s No Market here” article says below. I’ll call them the Schmuggerdoos. They are intent on buying some land, they came here to buy land, they found land that will suit their [...]

The Man Said “There Is No Real Estate Market Here”

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:59:28 +0000

The effect of the statement on me has been: enlightenment. Interesting, how a single expression out of an entire conversation can have such an effect. The rest of the conversation simply served to establish the credibility of the man, and that two people, coming from two very different points of view, can arrive at the [...]

Thoughts From The Outfield #1

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:08:55 +0000

I was standing in the outfield at the Saturday Softball game in Uvita, when the feeling hit me. It was the warm feeling you get (and I’m not referring to the direct sun variety) when you are with a group of people having fun. In a word: community. We have a special one down here in the Southern Pacific Zone of Costa Rica. Perhaps it is the international mix of....

Guys In The Zone Talk Show – Episode 4

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:21:21 +0000

Drawing from recent articles on CNN.com and InternationaLiving.com, we discuss-- How the paving of the Costanera Highway and the future Int'l Airport in Palmar will effect property values and life here in the jungle? And, how Costa Rica ranks globally in terms of....

Directing Your IRA To Costa Rica

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:16:07 +0000

Even for those American investors who are years away from retiring, the Self-Directed IRA is a fantastic option for those looking to invest or relocate to Costa Rica. And speaking from personal experience....

Why Did You Move to Costa Rica?

info@guysinthezone.com (Guys In The Zone Costa Rica) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:25:51 +0000

“The chance to have a second life in the same body. A life immersed in nature, and immersed in culture. This would be to get involved in what is here as opposed to what I had already lived”. To share your story, scroll down to the bottom of this post. After reading my article [...]