What House Can You Buy in Costa Rica for US$125,000

In this video we head out to the town of Sarchi which is about 30-45 minutes from the International Airport of San Jose and we meet with Brooke Bishop who will show as property she recently sold for US$125,000.
It is possible to find affordable housing in Costa Rica if you search in the right places. The Central Valley offers great variety yet close enough to San Jose in case you need to be close to the city.

[gracielynn]

Back in March, I purchased a home in the Santa Barbara Cantón of Heredia province. The home I purchased is approximately 1800 ft.² with a little over an acre of land, and the one in this video does not look nearly that size, and it also does not have a fence with razorwire around it. All of my neighbors, the closest one is a half mile away, own various types of agricultural farms or plantations. After all of the taxes and fees and everything that was involved, the total cost came to just under US$73, 000. There might be more to the home and the property that comes with it than what is shown in the video but from that I would not pay $125, 000 for that in Costa Rica since I’ve seen homes that looked a lot nicer, a lot bigger, And didn’t require protective fencing around them in areas of Costa Rica that I’ve been to. That would be an absolute steal in the US but not for similar price properties that I have personally seen in the rural parts away from the coast in Costa Rica.

[puravida]

I can attest to the craftsmanship and quality of the carpentry in Sarchi. Some of the best I have seen anywhere in the world. I live in Guanacaste, and often drive the long distance to Sarchi, just to purchase wood craftsmanship.

[rologemini]

Love the video, very accurate with the numbers on property tax, utility bill etc, like she said, once you get the house or owned a house maintenance and bill are very affordable . I paid about the in Perez Zeledon area . South Pacific area .

[imxploring]

Love all the wood! Looks to be a nicely and solidly constructed home! Block construction is the way to go. With the cost of materials today a resale home of this type is a much better deal. Of course there are lots of folks that have to have the design they want.... and they pay the price. Sarchi is the place to go for the best wood furniture and cabinets! Furnished our entire home with custom designed furniture from Sarchi... worth the time and travel!
Thanks for posting!

[YourSixTech]

The barb wire on the fence is a nice touch.

[elgary]

You can buy an average house, this is not Philipines or Sri Lanka where you can have all that you wish for coins, Costa Ricans have money as in the US, and they do consider the USA a cheap country for many states such as Florida. Their purchase power is also high so the cost of living is way too different than the other countries of the region also the quality of life is way higher than other countries in the region.

[Bratwire]

Can u buy houses and rent them out for expats coming to Costa Rica? would this be a good spot or do u suggest another town ?

[tgchism]

Nice home that looks pretty comfortable and affordable! The barbwire on the wall may be a little telling though!

[iraweisberg]

An academy award winning performance by Brooke. 👍

[frankbrokercr]

You can buy a beautiful condo 1 bed in the best hot spot of the capital city for that price. Or a 2 bed house 100m2 in Santa Ana or Curridabat. That if you want to live in the central city downtown.

Or you can buy too in Jaco and center Pacific Beaches a 2 bed condo great to use it as an Airbnb

[scronx]

Are skies often gray in Costa Rica? They were when I was there.

[niko_walks]

Nice house - neighborhood seems noisy as hell. Also, thank you for saying exactly what internet speed one gets for a given price. Not just “high speed”

[dirkswildworld]

That was a beautiful house! Great. Thanks for sharing

[VAScott]

Love Brookes authenticity. Would trust her as a agent.

[deannajones]

Why does the fence have razor wire on top if its a nice neighborhood?

[filminginc]

Is that razor wire along the top of the fence???

[Cavemanfreelancer]

Looking forward to visit again Costa Rica . I need a recent info about getting permanent residency in Costa Rica as a retired american. Any recommendations ? Pura Vida

[BibleSamurai]

you have contacts in limon area or just central CR?

[stressrelievers]

Almost us price that’s a lot for looking at hills being a 2 world life. Was thinking 200, 000 house you should have 10acers and a house

[michelefisher]

Just curious. Why 125? 150 gives us residency.