Month: August 2012

What Is The Best Way To Invest $300,000?

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I just got this question in:

I am an American English teacher who has been working and living abroad for many years. I have been living and working in Abu Dhabi, UAE for the past four years.
 
If you had up to $280,000 to invest in CR where would you invest it? The investment should not involve too much risk [that is the bulk of my savings], but can involve some speculation, as any real estate investment does, of course. Ideally, there would be good rental market opportunities. I have read that the Southern Zone is the place to invest now… Is this true? I can let the money ride indefinitely if there is rent and/or good capital gains.Anything that you can offer is much appreciated…

Here is my response:

I will outline some real estate investment options below. I agree that Costa Rica’s southern pacific zone is likely a top area to look for strong investment potential. Each of the below points are fodder for extensive discussion between us. For example,

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New International Airport In Costa Rica Aims For “Green” Status

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The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice.   – George Eliot

Now that the Costanera Sur (Coastal Highway) has been completed, the new international airport for the southern Pacific zone is the single, most popular, regional question we receive. Most investors want it. Most environmentalists are alarmed by the thought of it. But, everybody wants to know how it is progressing and when/if it will be built.

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Can money and a safe environment co-exist?

As per a recent report in the July edition of Enlace, a small local newspaper here in the southern Pacific zone, the Costa Rican government just concluded a meeting to determine the future of the International Airport in the area.  They also discussed how this airport would also be the 1st “green” airport in Latin America.

Another Airport Article?

I’m skeptical when I see news articles for the new International Airport in the Sierpe/Palmar area.  There has been talk of building this airport since I moved here in 2006.  Although Costa Rica has developed by leaps and bounds over the last 10-15 years, slow progress is the custom here.  The difference with this recent announcement is

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