Quepos and Manuel Antonio real estate is a great investment market for travelers and international investors. The local developers and realtors are focused on the generation that will be retiring soon. However, there appear to be many generations looking to invest and/or live in Quepos & Manuel Antonio. A quick survey of ex pats living in Quepos & Manuel Antonio and you'll note that many of them are Gen X-ers. So, it's not entirely a baby boom market, although prices might require one to have a certain nest egg to invest here.
For international travelers wanting to own real estate in Quepos & Manuel Antonio, there are many options. If you are an absent land owner, it is important to consider the types of real estate options before buying. There are issues of concern that need to be addressed in Costa Rica that do not exist in many western countries.
The most impactful laws to foreign/absent investors are the squatter rights that result in illegal squatting on property being claimed as their own by the squatter. In order to avoid this, it is important to buy a property in a gated community or in a complex. Buyers need to look for security that patrols daily to ensure that no one has occupied their property.
