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30 September 2023 | 5 replies
The real estate attorney should be able to handle it all but it will cost a little more. 3.
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5 July 2023 | 1 reply
It didn’t cost a lot of money, but it took a lot of time (about 4-5 months) to completion.
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16 July 2019 | 5 replies
I'm not particularly fixated on single family although they'd incur lower cost as I don't have to pay a lot of utilities.
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5 October 2023 | 3 replies
Things like water service upgrades, electrical service upgrades, windows, and ceiling heights and egress come up a lot (and cost a lot).
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29 April 2021 | 4 replies
Ladies, Gentleman..I am looking into building a vacation rental in Costa Rica, (4 bedroom house with detached ADU) anyone have experience in international new construction?
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31 December 2019 | 19 replies
If they don't pay I can sue them in small claims and get a judgement, will probably cost a few hundred dollars in court costs.
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26 April 2012 | 2 replies
A 3br/2ba SFR will cost a different amount to insure in Buffalo (winter storms), Miami (hurricanes), and Los Angeles (earthquakes).
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1 April 2021 | 20 replies
The only other benefit that I see is claiming the cost as a tax deduction.
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8 November 2015 | 4 replies
She's even done the "house swap" deal with someone in Costa Rica before so she got to stay in Costa for a month while they stayed at her place.Another client (a couple actually) also own on front beach Folly as well as on the riverfront side with a deep water dock.
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29 September 2023 | 6 replies
No one should walk into this without counting the cost as a lot of mistakes get made that way.