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Real Benefits for Small Business Owners
The impact of AI adoption goes beyond operational efficiency. For small business owners in Costa Rica, implementing AI solutions means:
No more being tethered to your phone 24/7, answering the same questions about check-in times or wifi passwords. Let PuraVidaAI handle all your guest and potential guest inquiries, freeing you to focus on growing your business—or simply relax on the beach. (click photo for more)
What are the Most Common Forms of Holding Real Property Interests in Costa Rica?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]In Costa Rica, the three common forms of holding real property interests are: registered title properties, right of possession properties and concession leasehold properties. Each of these three real property interests...
Surviving in Times of Crisis
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Hoping you are well, let's welcome April, my fellow entrepreneurs! Too much unfortunate news around the world during March, for sure, makes us worried, anxious and wondering. But, how do we get to live our lives despite...
What Is The Property Purchasing Process?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Many of you reading this will have purchased a property in other jurisdictions previously, particularly in Canada or the United States. The general flow of the property purchasing process in Costa Rica is very similar to...
Women Empowerment
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]I welcome March with a special salutation to all the women around the world: Happy International Women’s Day! Every year on March 8, we celebrate a day to recognize women in culture, politics and business, and to inspire...
Becoming Unstuck
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Dear entrepreneurs: Let's welcome February with a positive vibe. A new month brings a unique opportunity to get a new project done. This article is for anyone needing to get liberated from carrying heavy baggage...
How are Property Purchase Closing Costs Calculated in Costa Rica?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]For expats moving to Costa Rica and purchasing a home, it is useful to have ready information available to calculate the amount of funds that will be required for closing on any given property purchase transaction. The...
Perfect Harmony
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Happy 2022 beginning to all! Beginnings are the perfect time to look ahead and start making our to-do and purpose list. My mission in this article is to show you a way to create a harmonious and balanced plan that helps...
Condo Living
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]The term “condominium” in Costa Rica refers to a legal property entity registered in the National Registry as such. There are specifications on a master plan as to the dimensions, location...
Grow Your Inner You to Grow Your Business in 2022
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Dear fellow entrepreneurs: I think most of you might feel like I do — excited to begin a new year. Here we are in December, just 31 days away from starting 2022. Are you ready to make a plan to wrap up 2021 and prepare to...
Costa Rica has Strong Showing in Cologne
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]A small but dynamic export delegation showcased some of Costa Rica’s most attractive food and beverage products at the recent Anuga international trade fair in Cologne, Germany. Teams representing 10 national...
How do Escrow (Trust) Accounts Operate in Costa Rica?
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]The question often arises with expats moving to Costa Rica: how can we transfer large sums of money to Costa Rica from our home country bank, to complete a real estate purchase transaction or the acquisition of a business...
Entrepreneur Costa Rica: Creating Harmony
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Let me begin by saying that I’ve taken my time getting around to writing about this topic. It’s one that I hope you will find relevant and empowering in your personal and professional life as my previous Howler articles...
Can a Foreigner Acquire a Beachfront Property Interest in Costa Rica?
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Is it possible for foreigners to acquire a beachfront property interest in Costa Rica? The answer is less than straightforward and requires an understanding of the legal issues outlined in this article. Maritime...
How to Build Inner Resilience
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] BEST COSTA RICA ADVENTURE DEALS [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Welcome, my fellow entrepreneurs, to a new month with new challenges, situations and expectations...
Joint Tenancy Property Title Registration
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]In English common law jurisdictions, such as Canada and the United States, registering a property title in joint tenancy — as between a husband and a wife — is the norm. Joint tenancy embodies the principle of right of...
Water Availability
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]When considering building a home in Costa Rica, you might expect water availability to be the least of your concerns. After all, it’s a tropical country with bountiful rainfall in the wet season. How could there be any...
Costa Rica’s Legal System: Roman Civil Law
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Like the judicial systems used primarily throughout the countries of Latin America and continental western Europe, Costa Rica has adopted a Roman (Napoleonic) civil law system. This is very different from English common...
HOA Law in Costa Rica
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Purchasing or renting property in Costa Rica can be confusing for foreigners. One of the most confusing and least understood legal concepts is the applicability and enforceability of the homeowner association (HOA)...
Feel Good From the Inside Out
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Happy February, everyone! I got the sense that January passed fast, and some of the objectives that I had in mind got stuck in time. For many of you, and certainly for myself, 2020 was a challenging year. We needed a break from it …...
A Challenge to Feel Good
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cómo están, my fellow entrepreneurs, business owners, working moms and friends? Before I started to brainstorm about what I was going to write for this Howler article, I searched for my the last three ones: Emotional...
Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will?
Do Foreigners Require a Costa Rica Will? As a Costa Rica lawyer I am often asked by expat clients whether they require a Costa Rica will to provide for the disposition of their assets in this country when they die. The strictly legal answer is no, they do not, as long...