Ben Vaughn

Lived in Colorado for 20 years in the gorgeous mountains. Moved to Costa Rica for 20 years and lived in the gorgeous rainforest. Moved to California and live in a so-so gorgeous suburban town.  I find life a fascinating adventure and it is the people that make it so.

Expat Real Estate Guy

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Ok, so what’s a guy to do when he encounters one of life’s dramatic curves and finds himself living back in the U. S. of A. All very unexpectedly and certainly, unplanned. Hmmm… Well, there is much history of learning Costa Rica and the real estate therein. Phone calls and emails indicate that there is … Read more

Moving On

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The below article was written on March 7, 2019 and not posted until November 30, 2019 I hear from people who tell me that they have read my entire blog. I find this difficult to believe. When I started blogging (I think this was around 2003), it was recommended that blog articles be around 1,000 … Read more

Interested in Costa Rica real estate as an investment. They primarily live somewhere else, but they own property in Costa Rica for the asset appreciation potential as well as possible rental income. Some just buy and hold (land-bank). For developed properties, the investor has a vacation home to visit as desired.

Migrators spend a regular amount of time in Costa Rica during each year.

Re-locators are those that are looking to move to Costa Rica from wherever they are. They will live full-time in Costa Rica.