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Tico Time's Prados del Sol - Paul Wells

The following is exerpted with permission from Tico Time. It was written about their Prados del Sol project by Paul Wells. Tico Time's Prados del Sol was the first purchase I chose for Costa Rico (Tico) and I am very please to recommend Prados del Sol by Los Suenos Tico Time S.A.

Costa Rica - the Perfect Investment Climate

Most business is conducted in US dollars in Costa Rica. Today, many currencies like the Loonie, Pound, and Euro are trading at par with, or much higher than the US dollar. [Even near par mkes it a great opportunity especially if Tico Time and my estimates are correct, that the Canadian dollar will probably slide another 10 cents or so over the next year.]

This one reason why investing in vacation property in Costa Rica has become attractive to so many.

Another driving force is a very low supply of vacation properties being pursued by a very high number of interested buyers.

The third element that contributes to this perfect investment climate, as far as our [Los Suenos Tico Time's] Prados del Sol offering is concerned, is the strong predevelopment pricing discount offered to buyers of these villas.

Buying at the predevelopment phase saves you 7.5% off of list prices for these units, saving you thousands of dollars up front. [And given the increase in land value the past year, it is actually MORE than a 7.5% saving on what they will be selling for when the predevelopment phase is done. But to be honest, I will be shocked if there are any that will be selling new at that point since it seems all of them are going to be snapped up over the next couple months.]

Couple predevelopment pricing with the low supply/high demand environment for vacation property in Costa Rica and it is easy to understand how you can literally pay yourself to live near the beach and experience the ‘Pura Vida’, or pure life!

Returns on vacation properties of well over 40% are the current norm in Costa Rica.

High returns will continue to be the situation for at least five more years while developers work to bring supply in line with demand. Now is the time to buy!

What is Tico? Tico is the local name for people who live in Costa Rica. As a result, some people talk about Tico Properties, or talk about Tico opportunities.

-- Paul Wells, Los Suenos Tico Time, Prados del Sol

Want to know more about Tico Time's Prados del Sol? Be sure to visit their web site!   

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