Down Payments in Costa Rica and What They Mean for Lenders
Down payment, equity, loan to value — three names for the cushion standing in front of your money, and the most important number in any file.
Safe, High-Yield Investments in Costa Rica: What Is Realistic
Nothing high-yield is safe and nothing safe is high-yield. An honest look at what protects a lender in Costa Rica and what it does not.
Funding a Costa Rica Property Loan With Crypto
You can fund a Costa Rica property loan from crypto. The loan itself is always in dollars, and the conversion is agreed between the parties.
What a New Lender Should Know in the First Year
What the first year of lending in Costa Rica actually teaches, condensed: how to read a file, where the good ones sit, and what to decide in advance.
Escrow and Trust in Costa Rica Property Lending
Escrow holds the money on closing day. A trust changes how your security is held. What each one does, when lenders use them, and what they cost.
SUGEF in Costa Rica: What It Means for Lenders
Understanding SUGEF in Costa Rica: A Private Lender Guide Private lenders considering Costa Rica property-backed loans often hear the term…
Why Lending Money to Friends and Family Is a Bad Idea
It usually starts well. Somebody you like needs money — a business, a build, a gap between a sale and…
Can a Foreigner Get a Loan in Costa Rica?
Yes, but not from a bank — and the reason is a residency rule that catches almost every new arrival. What is actually available and what it costs.
Costa Rica Land Investment: What Lenders Look At
Raw land looks like simple collateral and is the hardest to judge. Access, water, tenure, zoning — the questions that decide whether a land file works.
How to Find a Private Mortgage Lender in Costa Rica
The private lending market in Costa Rica is real, sizeable and almost entirely informal. How to find your way into it, from either side of the file.