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Junebug
Joined 2011
Posts: 40

11 years ago

Is anyone happy with living in CR?

11 years ago

Hello all,

I've been reading the forum for quite some time now, as well as Real Costa Rica, and everything else I can get my hands on. I have been to CR three times and really love it, mainly for the culture and wildlife. I know a tourist's experience is very different than living there, but my partner and I still want to forge ahead. I think it's important to read about the warts of a country as well as the positives. It does seem to me though that a lot of people on this forum are unhappy with living in CR. Am I wrong? What I have gleaned is that if you are retirement age with a pension and you want to live in a gated community, you will be fine. I'm wondering if there are people on this forum who do not fit that criteria and are happy with their choice to live in CR.

It will take my partner and I 3 years of careful planning and saving to make our move as we don't want to move there without lots of preparation. We will live at the tip of the Nicoya in Cabuya, pretty much at the entrance of the Cabo Blanco Reserve. We want to build a small home and a cabina or two to rent out. We will also have money saved up to live on for four years in case the cabinas don't bring in enough revenue. Then after those four years have passed, we will have retirement funds. We will be doing everything legally, no 90 day tourist visa for us. I'm wondering if anyone else on this forum has done something similar and what have the results been?

We are fully expecting a lot of challenges in this adventure, especially in the building process but we don't feel the challenges will be more than we can handle.

Thanks for any input.
Junebug

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