Tips on Choosing a Costa Rica Real Estate Agent
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The first thing you have to understand about the Costa Rica real estate scene is that, essentially, it's an unregulated environment. There are far more part-time agents/brokers than full-time and very few have any kind of formal training. So tread carefully, and look out for these warning signs: - agent is not fluent in Spanish and your home language - agent is neither a CR citizen nor a legal resident in the country - their listings are very out of date and they have sold few if any properties in the last few months - they are not punctual for appointments - they show you spectacular properties that were never really for sale in the first place - they don't have any or show any properties of the type you are really interested in - their references don't pan out Keep one important thing in mind. The *seller* pays the agent's commission, so they have the seller's interests at heart, not yours.
Submitted on Mar 20, 2014 - Category: Real Estate, Network: Costa Rica
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CREnvy
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