How far are you away from the beach? Is coat of living cheaper? How much is weekly grocery,?monthly electricity /internet?? Enjoy your Pura Vida!! Love lots from Philippines
It is the pink type of insulation similar to what is used in most homes in the United States. For our roof there is a shiny metal sheet but also the composite tiles on top! Using ONLY the metal sheet roof here makes for an insanely loud rainy season and the roof material does not last very long.
Hi! Thank you for sharing this video. We are thinking of building a vacation property in CR. How much did you pay for the purchase of your land? What part of Texas are you from? We are in Dallas. :)
Hi there! Our entire land (just over an acre) was around $90,000 USD. It is deeded, titled, 300 meters from the ocean and has fiber optic internet /water/electric connections. I'm originally from Plano, but lived in Granbury and Cleburne just south of Fort Worth for a while 😃
Would love more info on the build. Was it concrete or light steel frame? How you chose your build choice, did final cost include gates? Pool? Landscaping?
I don't have a builder to recommend, but I can recommend a reputable architect Fanny Erfling. She is located in Junquillal in the shopping center next to the supermarket.
That was $ 800/sq meter. You got screwed. That thing can be built for 400-500/m $40 a sq ft or so. at $80-$100 we're talking granite ,cedar-guanacaste-teak. Miami level stuff.
We paid about $88/square foot. It was roughly $180,000 for the entire home to be built ☺ A good FYI is that prices of materials have skyrocketed here in the last year (wood, steel, concrete, etc).
@@thejoyfuljohnsons steel yes. concrete rock, wood,cement,plastics(made here) are not much higher than they were in 2007-8-9. Transportation of them (from the central hellhole to the real CR is a kick in the teeth tho). OTOH if your buying EPA, El Lagar,Colono and other nonsense you pay what you pay. I won't set foot in any of them
Great information. I’m a CR resident currently living in Naples, Florida with my Tica wife and planning the move next year. Your channel is very helpful. Blessings
Wonderful video - I'm curious about how your walls were made - concrete, stucco? do you have insulation in the walls? Did you install medium grade windows? Do you get mold in your lower cabinets - I see that they are closed.
Thanks for watching! We have rebar structure with concrete blocks. Yes, we have insulation. It's necessary because I am a musician/teacher and the rains get too loud with a metal roof/no insulation. We do not have problems with mold! We do not run the A/C all the time, but sometimes. We also keep fans running always and clean out cabinets etc every few months with a diluted vinegar solution. NO mold problems in over a year in this home!
Thank for sharing ! Your house looks beautiful. It is exciting to see others achieve their dreams.My wife and I just purchased a house in Playa Carrillio at times we wished we had built maybe our next house
Thanks so much for your lovely comment! Congrats on your new place in Playa Carrillio - I have not been there before, where in Costa Rica is that located?
Love the house, we are looking to move and build in Costa Rica and we want close to the beach as well. How much did you pay for land? Is there more land available there? Would you recommend your builder?
Hi and great video since I’m coming down soon to look at a lot for sale in Tambor beach and will have to build myself if I buy the lot. My question is did you get title to the land or are you far enough of the water and was not an issue? Thanks and enjoy your life there.
Hi there! It all depends on the area you are building in. So far I have not met an honest one 😝 but I am sure that they must exist somewhere. What's your idea for a next video?
hi! The cost of the floor plan was included in the price listed on the video. The architect gave us some floor plans to choose from, we made a few small changes and voila - our house!
Great video! Regarding water, make sure you have a REGISTERED water source for the land you're buying. Just having water is not enough and could lead to significant delays as approving a water source is most definitely not guaranteed and can take a year or longer.:)
Great video! As my wife and I are approaching retirement Costa Rica is on our radar. I'm planning an exploratory trip to Tamarindo area (probably in a quieter outlying area, still researching) within the next year, and the info you presented here is very helpful. Thank you!
Hej folks, thhanks for your video. I'm from Denmark, but I wanna move to a Costa Rica end live in some kind of a Eco-community.. Can anybody help me finding some? 🌍♥
Hey there, love your videos! I’m currently in Lake Arenal and moving back to the Caribbean side at their end of the month. I do love your area, we spent 2 weeks there a few years ago. I’m in the process now in looking for a builder, I didn’t see your listed. Could you please share with me.. also I’m on my way to look at your chicken video, do you find that way bring snakes yo your yard at all, I want some chickens as well but someone had told me that.. I love how REAL your videos are, and so many things you say I’m like yup yup and yup! Can you also mention how many square meters your Proberty is, the property we are about to purchase is only 800 SM2 but yours looks double that.. it’s all so awesome.ty so much for sharing. By the way, I’m from Las Vegas and have been traveling here for about 8 years and moved to Puerto Viejo in 2020 but went back to the states when the world shut down.. now we’re back for good, I appreciate all of your advice. Thank you
Hi there! Is there a way we can connect so I am able to ask a few questions? Family of 3 in Canada thinking of saying YES to an adventure & lifestyle change. Thank you
Did you get financing for your house or was it done cash? If you don’t mind me asking . We’ve looked many different times but not sure about the financial end. There’s a lot of moving costs associated too. Did you sell everything & restart or bring your house stuff?
No kidding! We saw ALOT of fails, homes that were started and left abandoned. It was frankly sad. I’m thinking the government needs to step up and say the owners need to at least have full 100% builder plans & the $ to do it. People run out of money all the time too.
@@thejoyfuljohnsons Another example is the ideology attorney's want to be paid before they work. Does not work well either. In Cali as a contractor charge for materials when they arrive. Now you have to dicker with labor cost. Is that sharks i see circling around....?
I'm new to the channel. Thanks for sharing all the valuable info! I have to find videos on how it is living here with 2 small children. We have 7 year old twins, so that gives my wife hesitation on moving here.
I'm so glad you found our channel! I understand the hesitation, we did also. It's now been three years and we don't regret the move a bit. Our kids are healthy and thriving!
I live in San Jose and I do not like the taste of water from the tap. But, my husband loves it (he is Tico and raised on this water). I had to buy a water dispenser and I get the the 5 gal jugs of water every week, it's cheaper than buying the gallon jugs in the long run.
Thanks for info! We are currently planning a build in Tamarindo area and are looking for a builder. Do you have the details for the builder you used please? Thanks
Hi there! Our builder actually abandoned our project, taking the money and not completing the last part of the build 🙃 If you send me an email @ thejoyfuljohnsons@gmail.com I can share privately who NOT to use. This apparently is a common problem here, particularly with builders who are from Canada or the United States.
Hi there! The builder we used actually abandoned the project before completing our home, he took the last payment then fled the country 😅 So you know who NOT to use, his name was Phil VanBuren, but I don't think he is in Costa Rica any longer (good thing).
@@thejoyfuljohnsons Hi there I’m interested to know more about the transformer. We need one to get electricity to our home, but have received really high quotes well over 10k. Would you be willing to share quotes that you received?
@@kairocourts3040 Hi! Oof, over 10K is steep. What area are you located in? We purchased ours around the time of January 2022, it was the larger transformer and we got it from Coopeguanacaste. I want to say it was between 5-7K but I don't remember the exact amount.
