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guestuser
  4/26/2020 10:00 EST

Looking at Costa Rica and wondering how much homes costs?? Check this out!---
Good to see this photo function!! So--after all these years I can actually SHOW people what we do. Boy this pandemic has been interesting. I told people about 2 weeks before this started that it may be a good idea to take some of the profit in stocks and diversify! This is the rock solid and beautiful homes we build for many times LESS than 1/2 of what you pay on the Pacific and Central Valley. I was looking for a place closer to the airport to use and also be nearer my family there on occasion. Sure--100 bucks a square meter and 125+ per square foot to build! We are around 10 per square meter land and 56 a sq ft to build. I am quite sure that no one in the country is coming close to this price for this quality! We are limited on the photos here so check our our FB page https://www.facebook.com/GrandviewestatesCR/

klakhav
  4/27/2020 15:11 EST

I like your construction. You are half the US prices but the cost of manual labor is about 15% of what we pay in US. What gives?

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guestuser
  4/27/2020 17:13 EST

Materials are expensive and no way is labor 15%---there is workers comp and other caja expenses. You will not find anyone else building for 56 bucks a square foot --most others in Costa Rica are double that plus some and land--even where I am is about triple what we are charging. We get from 10-15 a square meter and 30-50 is the norm. Reason is we are not being greedy and since we bought at a good price years ago we can still offer a good price. One of the biggest mistakes people make is COMPARISIONS to their home country. Put that out of your head and learn what is going on inside the country you are looking at.

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