Rainy Season In March - Costa Rica Real Estate

If you were to visit Costa Rica right now, you would easily be forgiven for thinking you are in the middle of the rainy season. Although it is just the beginning of March, Jaco Beach just had a few days of rain as if it was the raining season. This is particularly remarkable because Costa Rica has two unique seasons, the dry season and the rainy season. The dry season runs from January through May while the rainy season begins in May and runs through till November, sometimes December. This is what makes the early months of the year perfect tourist season.

The rainy season months see a marked reduction in the sale of Costa Rica real estate and as a result, the prices drop a little bit. This is the perfect time to buy if you are considering investing in Costa Rica real estate. However, even though the best time to buy is during the slow months, when tourists are not as many in the country, it is advisable to begin your search right now.

Buying Costa Rica real estate can be pretty straightforward with the help of an experienced real estate professional like one of our Coldwell Banker Vesta Group Jaco agents. Apart from the legal bottlenecks which can be present in any contractual agreement, there are some unique problems associated with Costa Rica real estate. One of these is the purchase of a property that either does not exist or has already been sold to another party. Also getting involved in pre-construction and working directly with the developer and nobody to represent your side of the transaction.

We get phone calls once a week for people asking us to sell property there properties that they purchased from a shady developer that hasn’t completed what they promised and they are hoping that we can save them. I feel bad but the truth is there normally nothing that I can do. If they would have worked with me in the beginning when looking for real estate in Costa Rica they would have never gotten in this situation.

It is essential if you are thinking to invest in Costa Rica that you do not buy any property sight unseen. This cannot be overemphasized. You need to fly down and take a look at what you are planning to purchase; talk to a reputable Costa Rica real estate professional and engage the services of a highly recommended attorney. It is for this reason that we advise, if you are planning to invest in Costa Rica real estate, you make sure to come see for yourself, the pleasures of the pure life.