Here you can see an example of what the transfer fees cost for a $100,000 transaction
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Transfer COSTS of Real Estate in Costa Rica
Based on a USD$100,000 property.
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Stamps
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Registry
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0.005
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$500.00
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Agrarian
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0.001
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$100.00
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Law 7535
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0.002
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$200.00
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Municipality
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0.002
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$200.00
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Lawyer Board *
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0.00025
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COL¢ 75
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$25.00
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Treasury Department C.R. *
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COL¢625
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almost $ 2.00
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National Archive **
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COL¢ 20
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almost $ 1.00
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Transfer taxes
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0.0151
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$1,510.00
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Legal fees
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0.0125
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$1,250.00
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Total about 4%
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0.03788 plus fixed costs above **
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$3,788.00
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** A fixed rate of COL¢ 75 (seventy five col.) has to be paid for the first one hundred thousand colones .
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* Maximum payment in colones shown.
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1.50% in legal fees for the first million colones, and 1.25% above that.
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