Vicki moving to Costa Rica?

[Vicki Richter]

I am thinking about moving to Costa Rica. I have found that people can buy large houses there on huge lots (several to dozens of acres) for $200k - $400k or so.

I am wondering if anyone has any thoughts on this. I read something about "squatters rights" in Costa Rica where someone can literally move on to your property and you have to pay them to leave. However, I think this isn't possible as long as you are occupying your residence. At most, I would leave for a few weeks or so at a time.

I am thinking that the lifestyle I could have there would be way better than anything I could ever afford in this country. Since I don't vote anyway, I wouldn't really miss out on anything there. The only people in the world who I am close to is my parents since the rest of my family has disowned me for being TS. That said, I could easily fly them out a few times a year. I could also host 2257 immune sites (not illegal content, but free from the barbaricly unreasonable overdone rules being proposed by this country). An example of this is about $4000 in licensed content I had on my server that I had to remove because the primary producer went out of business because they were afraid of 2257. All of the models are clearly older than 21 if not 25 to the point where no reasonable person would question this. However, as a secondary producer I was not overly concerned at the time about the reprecussions of 2257 when models aren't even remotely questionable and the content was legally licensed from a primary producer.

Essentially, I could move to Costa Rica, and just supplement my web income, money from my new video series, and with occassional escorting while living a few miles from a beach. Does this sound crazy or reasonable to people here?

Vicki

[WendyWilliams]

Girl with this 2257 nonsense going on here now,,,3 companies in last week to be investigated with 23 possible to go,,,,,,,,ANYWHERE but here sounds reasonable and sane LOL

[motodog69]

Vicki, if you do move, I want to come with you.

[Vicki Richter]

Actually, the place I buy will have apartments to rent out as well... kind of a thing for tourists who want to stay a month or so. It would also help offset costs. Some of the places have the main house plus 2-3 apartments to rent out. The main house being seperate and 2000-4000 sq/ft.

It would be cool to have friends come visit occassionally for my pleasure.

[ice]

and how is this different from the US??
You can get kicked off your property here in the US without warning or getting paid for it if the government (city & state) felt it needed to.

Adverse possession laws in Costa Rica are probably close to the same as they are here (meaning that scumbags can set up shack on your property for X amount of time and steal it) because of Costa Rica's ties with America.

Find an American real estate broker who is familiar with real property in Costa Rica.

and how is this different from the US??
You can get kicked off your property here in the US without warning or getting paid for it if the government (city & state) felt it needed to.

She's talking about squatters.

[blahblahblah]

http://www.costaricalaw.com/legalnet/residency.html

[foolage]

i think u will be the bomb where ever u go....and hope it all works out, loving your work sweetheart.

[Quinn]

Vicki,

I’ve spent a lot of time in Latin America and have been to Costa Rica on a couple of occasions – and even considered moving there at one point. If you are considering moving there, I would highly recommend renting there for a while first. There are many things to like about Costa Rica.

The people are genuinely warm and accommodating. They are also some of the best educated in Latin America. Additionally, the nation is regarded by many as being the most stable in the region. It’s also largely free of the racial tension you find in much of Latin America. Buying a house in the 200-400K range will get you a nice piece of property. Until not too many years ago, you could find decent properties for around 150K. As you might guess, the popularity of Costa Rica as a destination for expatriates has driven prices up.

The squatter’s rights issue is a common one in Latin America. I have a friend who lost a prime piece of beach front real estate in Brazil this way. In many cases, you can’t even pay them to leave; they just literally get your property if they’ve been there long enough. In other cases, they can claim part of your property if they’ve been there long enough. There are other issues. For example, in some nations, foreigners can own property, but they can’t pay taxes on the property. Only locals can pay for them.

The best way around the squatter’s rights issue is to buy in a gated community. There are quite a few of them in Costa Rica, many of which have very good security at a modest cost. Make friends with your American, Canadian, and British neighbors so that someone can watch your house when you aren’t there.

Also, you might want to consider two other places. Panama City, Panama is growing by leaps and bounds, having become perhaps the most modern and cosmopolitan in the region. Houses can get a bit expensive, but you can get really nice condos there cheap. Also, look at Buenos Aires. Places there that can be bought for a song by US standards. Great people, great architecture, and a low cost of living (one of the lowest for any great city) make Buenos Aires one of my favorite cities on the planet. Both Panama City and Buenos Aires have an incredible night life. Both also have good food, though Buenos Aires is clearly better in this regard. Both also have some beautiful women, with the women of Buenos Aires being the better looking of the two groups.

Mmmmmmmmmmm..... Buenos Aires.........

-Quinn