By Ivo Henfling

Most people, when looking at condos for sale in Costa Rica, they look at how well the condominium is located to their needs, what amenities the condominium has to offer and how good the security of the community is. But many buyers of condominiums in Costa Rica forget how important all the legal issues are. And by legal issues, I don't mean the things that your attorney takes care of at closing.

I'm talking about many other issues that most don't think of when they are ready to buy a townhouse or an apartment, especially if the property is offered by the developer of the condominium or their sales people. Let me tell you a bit about all these pros and cons you should look at before you purchase a property in a condominium, no matter if it is a home site, a town house or an apartment.

By Ivo Henfling

Who knows what a Costa Rica condominium is really all about? Our real estate company has a wide selection of condominiums for sale in Costa Rica.

My webmaster has complained that I should write more about real estate and tell you less stories about the holes in the roads in Escazu or about the Bishop of San Jose trying to confess the citizens. Therefore, you will find more blogs about real estate related issues than ever before. But I promise, I will try to keep them informative as usual.

By Ivo Henfling

Is it scary to live in a high rise building in Costa Rica? I was just in Panama City for a week (I will write more about this visit in the next AE newsletter) and looking at all those high buildings around me, I asked myself what would happen in case of an emergency in any of these highrises.

The highest buildings in Escazu and Sabana Park are 12 stories high I believe. Many of the buildings in Panama City show cracks everywhere, the buildings in Costa Rica are well built against eartquakes, as the building codes take care of this and they are well controlled on that. In Costa Rica, realtors tend to call these structures highrise buildings but many of you just call them condos.