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Free resource · 2026 Edition

Investor's Guide to Costa Rica's Southern Zone.

11 pages with everything a local or foreign buyer should know before signing: property types, maritime zone, due diligence, holding structures, escrow, taxes and the FG roadmap.

FG Centro Empresarial
Ciudad Neily · Zona Sur de Costa Rica

Investor's Guide

to the Southern Zone

How to buy, structure and protect your next real estate investment in Costa Rica.

Edición 2026
Maikol Alberto Fallas Soto
Attorney & Public Notary
PDF · 11 pages · Spanish edition
What you'll find inside

A legal and commercial roadmap, free of unnecessary jargon.

  • Why the Southern Zone, and why now
    Market catalysts, active investor profiles and where the entry window sits.
  • Property types and registry regime
    Titled property, possession rights, concessions and protected areas — what can and cannot be bought.
  • 9-point due diligence checklist
    The list we apply to every deal, from a USD 50K farm to a USD 5M asset.
  • Holding structures and escrow
    S.A., S.R.L., trust, annual costs, and how a transaction closes safely with fund custody.
  • Taxes, residency and the FG roadmap
    Real tax load, residency by investment, repatriation and the 5 steps of an FG operation.
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