We have had a HUGE number of responses to our beach homes for sale in the Playa Azul and Tarcoles area. Most of the questions center around the question of title, which was addressed in the postcard. 

Many of you who have been coming to Costa Rica or studying about the country think you know what life is “really” like here. You have been here perhaps 3-4 times, have driven all around the country, have spent time with Ticos and consider some of them your close friends.

We are starting off this New Year with a look at many of the things which are facing “my” generation:

Many of us are facing our retirement years with much less resources than previously. And frankly, it is scaring the crap out of us because we have no confidence in the future any longer. It appears that the “climb” out of the economic problems faced by the entire world may be much longer and much more severe than previously thought.

Many of you have responded to our last newsletter with overwhelming interest, especially with regard to the Parrita beachfront lots… and of course, the dollhouse in the mountains overlooking Grecia. Well, many of our offerings got even better…

Most of you already know that the White House is now projecting a deficit over the next 10 years which will be in the range of 9 to 10 TRILLION dollars. 99.99% of us cannot even conceive of numbers like this.

Heading into September…it appears that “little summer” has wound down and we are back to everyday afternoon rains. For those of you coming, at least partially, to look at properties…plan on viewing only in the morning and early afternoon.

Our ten day trip to Minnesota was an eye opener. Sometimes those of us who live away from the States cannot see the forest for the trees.

This week Rhonda and I head back to Minnesota for our annual “summer reunion” at the lake home. It is bittersweet because both my mother and father have cancer and are fighting having to move into an assisted living facility.

Here are some of the questions (and our comments) that are probably the most asked here:

Well, most of you have no doubt heard that Costa Rica has been voted the “happiest place on the planet”.

Up until recently I have been an optimist about the state of the economy and its eventual recovery.

In the past two weeks we have begun introducing our “postcards” which our newsletter subscribers have opted to receive.

Rhonda and I visited Minnesota for a “quick” five days last week. Here are a few of our initial impressions…

Many thanks to those of you who wrote in commenting on my ramblings in the last newsletter. Only one negative and even that was not TOO bad. Thank you. ( to those of you who haven’t read it…go to the index on the front page of our site… www.cr-home.com)

When Rhonda and I first moved to Costa Rica, we did so for a few basic reasons:

Semana Santa ( Easter week ) has come and gone and everyone is slow to return to work…in fact, another Holiday is official tomorrow…Juan Santamaria day.

At least twice a week we get asked “how much does it really cost to retire in Costa Rica?”…for the record: we think that it IS possible to retire on Social Security benefits here, but it would be tight ( but then again, think of how much tighter it would be in the States or Canada!).

...it is for those who are seeking not only real estate but also an investment...and it IS time sensitive as well ( with even a few more stipulations )

Our last “property of the month” generated such huge response ( and sold in record time ! ) that we have put together a short list of properties which we feel are exceptional buys and grossly under priced.

This property is GROSSLY underpriced and will definitely be taken advantage of one of our subscribers in the next two weeks.

For the past several months we have had public debates about whether or not the decline of real estate in the States and in Canada would affect property values here in Costa Rica.

We have had such overwhelming response to our investments proposals and so many specific questions that we are sending out another email which will hopefully answer all questions. We have two investments which are the same in theory but with important differences. The first is:

This past month has been spent not only in completing, and moving into, our new “cabina” but also readying ( as much as possible) ourselves for the onslaught of another high season here in Costa Rica.

Those of you that have been following CR Home for the past months ( ..or years as the case may be ) know that we started slowly and primarily as a vehicle to help other "gringos" avoid the mistakes that we made.

Why do we think that Grecia and Poas are superb retirement destinations?...other than convenience, population, security, beauty...

...here are a few of the latest reasons...

Hola! the great thing about rainy season is that it gives us a chance to catch up on things like paperwork and ...a new website design. We have included a great deal more content and free downloads that you may not have seen if you have not visited us for a while....give us a visit.