Costa Rica Retirement and Relocation: We Offer the Sizzle AND the Steak!

Your GoDutch realtor takes a different approach Costa Rica real estate. We each specialize in one small area. So we know the market inside out and are able to cull the best listings from that area. By working together, we can show you properties in the most desirable areas of Costa Rica. If you are interested in an area we do not cover, we are happy to contact associate realtors who are also niche specialists. Our top priority is to have the most attractive listings at the best prices and to help you find a property that's right for you.

Many realtors in Costa Rica try to sell real estate all over the country. They try to have for sale any listing you might desire, from the tip of the Nicoya Peninsula to Talamanca on the Caribbean coast. The truth is that one broker can't cover real estate in Costa Rica over that big of an area, so they end up spreading themselves too thin. They end up with a few properties scattered widely, and they don't have good listings in any area.

Since there is no obligation in Costa Rica to get a real estate license, you’ll find that everybody in Costa Rica is a realtor. You’ll find taxi drivers, attorneys and builders who will offer you these incredible deals on Costa Rican properties for sale. If that happens to you, make sure you check these properties out personally, or go through Stewart Title when you buy. Our realtors, besides checking the real estate in Costa Rica’s Public Registry, also offer professional service and will recommend you to many other specialists you will need now or in future.

Let me introduce you to each of our real estate offices, which are independently operated and work all under the GoDutch Realty Franchise rules and ethics. You can click on each link for detailed information about that area, or scroll down for an overview of each area our offices cover.

• Escazú Click here for detailed maps and information.
• Santa Ana Click here for detailed maps and information.
• Cariari Click here for detailed maps and information.
• Atenas Click here for detailed maps and information.
• Playa San Miguel (Playa Coyote) click here for detailed maps and information.

If you're considering a Costa Rica investment such as buying real estate, Costa Rica is our specialty.

Ivo Henfling

The Escazú office is owned by GoDutch Realty Franchise owner Ivo (pronounced Evo) Henfling with 18 years experience in Costa Rica real estate. Ivo is also one of the founders of American European Real Estate Group, the largest network of real estate for sale in the Costa Rica. He speaks fluent English, Spanish, Dutch and enough German to get by and has lived in Costa Rica since 1980.

Michael Newhouse

Michael Newhouse first visited the country in 2001 and decided the climate and cost of living here was an ideal place to call home. Having living in Colorado Springs for the last 20 years and fighting the cold weather and snow he chose to close his Jewelry Store and move to the slower pace of life. Michael has lots of experience dealing with foreigners and looks like a good fit for the real estate business in Costa Rica. He worked for TWA Airlines for over 15 years and the last 7 years was in management in Saudi Arabia. He traveled almost the entire world with exception of a few countries. Before TWA he was in the military and lived in Korea, Japan and Thailand. After TWA he lived and worked in England for 3 years where he owned a consulting business. He communicates with people well and has a good understand of sales as he own a jewelry store for 15 years in Colorado Springs, CO.

He has been in Costa Rica now for the past four and a half years where he has been employed in a construction project that has building 26 North American style homes. In this position he administrated and organized the entire project and was involved in the sales of the homes. The project is completed now and he has chosen to work in real estate since having lived in seven different countries has enabled him to communicate well with foreigners who are now looking to move or invest in this beautiful Costa Rica. Mike speaks English and Spanish.

Shell Johanson

Shell was born in Sweden, grew up in Peru, went to college and lived nearly 30 years in Canada and has lived in Costa Rica for the last nine years. His background makes him fluently trilingual and gives him an in-depth knowledge of Costa Rica and the Latin culture. He lives in Cariari and therefore knows it well. He has been a member of the Cariari Golf Club from the day he arrived. He has bought and sold real estate in Cariari and built a house in its exclusive Las Alturas area. He's married to Shirley and has one daughter and a dog named 'Missy'.

Shell expects to go the extra mile for all of those who plan to make Cariari their new home.

Howard and Isabelle Jones

Isabelle and Howard Jones fell in love with Costa Rica and Atenas in particular when they first visited the country in 1991. They fulfilled their dream/goal by moving to beautiful Atenas in January, 2003 from Colorado, U.S.A.

When they looked to buy property they quickly found that a full service professional realtor for the Atenas area was really the only thing missing to make their move easier. After searching for the right way for over a year, they decided to become the GoDutch Realty franchisee for the Atenas area, since that would give them the opportunity to master the difficulties of real estate in this beautiful country. Howard & Isabelle have over 15 years of property/casualty insurance and computer sales. They speak English, Polish and are diligently studying Spanish. Of course they are supported by the other GoDutch Realty offices for anything they (or their clients) might need.

Isabelle and Howard expect to go the extra mile for all of those who plan to make Atenas and surrounding areas their new home.

Rudy Matthews

Rudy Matthews is a former Tampa, Florida resident with a vast and varied experience in real estate and now lives in Heredia. Rudy is our primary Home Specialist and will provide you with an excellent perspective of "Quality Lifestyle Communities". His in depth background in real estate is very helpful to you in identifying sound and safe opportunities here in Costa Rica. He is a low key consummate professional and many satisfied clients appreciate his straightforwardness and honesty.

With Rudy, because of his experience and his personality, you'll feel very comfortable and especially when he starts telling you about the diffrent areas you could live in and what the differences between the areas and the different lifestyles might mean to your new life in Costa Rica/

His stated objective is for clients to have an exceptional buying experience in Costa Rica. Besides the Lifestyle Communities Rudy will show, there are wide and comprehensive listings readily available to you from GoDutch Realtors and the AE Real Estate Group. No other real estate company can provide such an extensive offer of listings giving you so many options to choose from. Even though Rudy works really too hard as our Home Specialist he always makes time for his son enjoying the nature of Costa Rica .

We are founding partners in American European Real Estate Network which is the only real Multiple Listing Service in Costa Rica. Our group offers partners in the following areas:

Atenas
Escazu
Santa Ana
Cariari
Puerto Viejo, Caribbean coast
Tamarindo Beach, Guanacaste
Samara Beach, Nicoya Peninsula
Flamingo Beach, Guanacaste
San José East side
San José West side
Heredia
San Ramon

Contact us now and with all of our Costa Rican real estate experience we will be happy to help you find the perfect Costa Rica property and assist you with Costa Rica retirement and relocation.

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