Costa Rica real estate

I was born in Holland and came to Costa Rica in 1980 looking for new horizons. In 1997, I started working full time in real estate and founded GoDutch Realty in the same year. With 6 offices nationwide, we are one of the largest real estate companies in Costa Rica. In 1999, since we had no MLS here, there was a need for real estate agents work together, so we founded the American European Real estate Group (AE Costa Rica), MLS in Costa Rica where you can find over 1,500 properties.

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sábado, 19 de mayo de 2012

Learn basic Spanish before you move to Costa Rica

By Ivo Henfling

This picture got your attention, didn't it? Well, that's what I needed because when I start talking about learning Spanish, most people don't pay attention. Imagine, you get stopped in your home town by a Latin, asking in Spanish where the grocery store is located.

What would you say? Most would answer “why don’t you learn English”? Am I right or wrong? The other day I saw a gringo in Escazu get mad at a Tico and shout at him in English.
The poor sucker didn’t have a clue what the gringo was shouting at him. The Tico just turned around and walked away. This in turn made the gringo even madder. I enjoyed the scene from my car.