3BR Home in Guanacaste Costa Rica | Large Lot | Weather Update

[@pamelatill4805]

Always enjoy your channel and the great info you give about your region. All of the homes are beautiful and always elicit a deep sigh.

[@CostaRicaMatt]

Thank you very much, I appreciate you watching and commenting!!

[@queenoftenthousandmoons8864]

This house is amazing and so is this channel

[@paulabeacom8557]

That house is a beauty!

[@CostaRicaMatt]

Thanks, glad you like it Paula!!!!

[@Chris-zo5ze]

$460k USD for those wondering

[@relicofgold]

TY. Why would anyone move to CR since it's so expensive?

[@Chris-zo5ze]

@@relicofgold expensive is relative... plus, if you don't move to touristy areas, it's not nearly as expensive... On top of that... Have you ever been to Costa Rica? It's amazing. All the great places to live are gonna be expensive, no matter where you're at in the world.

[@relicofgold]

@@Chris-zo5ze I have been to CR. I liked a lot of it, and certainly the people there, but it is a matured expat destination and too expensive. There's a reason tourist areas are popular. And you are 100% correct that regardless of country, the best areas are going to be more expensive than the less desirable ones.

[@CostaRicaMatt]

Thank you two for having this reasonable discussion on my channel! Relicofgold, you're absolutely right that CR is mature. Chris is also right that you can find much more affordable properties here if you get away from touristy areas. In the case of this home - we are talking about 1300 sf of interior space and another 400sf porch - reinforced concrete construction that currently costs $150-170 psf to build given the cost of materials labor etc. (You could find lower prices for simpler systems; IE if you made the home with concrete rail-and-panel construction, or went cheap on the foundation and just did a slab as your base.) The pool is massive.... It's situated on 3/4 of an acre of flat land located only 2 minutes from the beach and just over an hour from an international airport. Heck, it's just over an hour from a Wal-Mart... so yes, your comment about this being a mature market is true :) -- you're also paying for something with a lot of intrinsic value as well.

[@TanyainTx]

What would the property taxes be on a home such as this? Is the water potable? Is it municipal or well water?

[@rgr3427]

So this is what we would call a “Coastal Home” not a beach home, that home being on the beach, beach home/beach frontal, besides that, nice looking grounds. May just be the difference in country designations. Thank for the vid

[@CostaRicaMatt]

Funny enough, in making the thumbnail and title moments ago, I was just struggling with this because you're right, this is not beachfront! I think of a "beach home" as something that people own in order to go on beach vacations; people in Indiana buy their "beach home" out in South Carolina or Florida... But the distinctions do matter; I'm going to change it up! Thanks for your feedback and for watching and commenting!

[@rgr3427]

@@CostaRicaMatt All good my friend, love the channel and Costa Rica. PS, I am from Indiana originally and live ON the beach in Florida… Take care

[@CostaRicaMatt]

Hah what a coincidence! I have updated the branding to be less suggestive that it's a home on the beach. Thank you for watching and ope to see you here in CR someday!