Family Office Capital in Costa Rica: What Protects Client Money
GAP Investments specializes in family-office-capital-for-costa-rica-property-loans, providing insights on collateral, budgets, and loan structures.
SUGEF Registration for Foreign Lenders in Costa Rica
Many people who lend in Costa Rica are not Costa Rican. Some sold a home in the United States, Canada…
SUGEF Compliance for Private Lenders: What Continues After Registration
Getting registered is the start, not the finish. Once SUGEF accepts your application, SUGEF compliance for private lenders becomes an…
SUGEF Registration Requirements: A Document Checklist for Private Lenders
A SUGEF application moves only as fast as the paperwork behind it. This checklist sets out the SUGEF registration requirements…
Do Private Lenders in Costa Rica Need to Register With SUGEF?
Short answer: if you lend in Costa Rica as a regular, organized activity, you should expect that private lenders need…
How to Register With SUGEF as a Private Lender in Costa Rica
If you plan to lend money in Costa Rica as an ongoing activity, and not just once for a relative,…
Secured Loans in Costa Rica: What Actually Backs a Private Loan
Find out how-private-loans-are-secured-under-costa-rica-law with our guide on property-backed lending, first-lien structures, and due diligence procedures.
What Is a Ponzi Scheme? How to Tell One From a Real Secured Loan
A Ponzi scheme is easy to define and hard to spot from the inside. The money paid to early participants…
The Real Risks of Private Lending in Costa Rica, and How to Reduce Them
Any page that describes lending without naming what can go wrong is selling rather than explaining. So here is the…
Mortgage or Guarantee Trust: Which Suits the Lender?
It is among the first questions a new lender here asks, and it has no single answer. Both instruments work;…
