This is real estate testimonials part 3. We like to publish real estate testimonials from all our Costa Rica Real Estate buyers and sellers. Some people don’t believe in real estate testimonials as they think there are invented. Well, ours are not, as it will show in the real testimonials we receive.
Feel free to check out part 1 or part 2, our earlier testimonials.
These pages are a testimonial of the seriousness and knowledge of our realtors. I also want to thank both buyers and sellers, no matter if they gave us a testimonial or not, a big thank you for your business.
Real estate testimonials
Nothing skipped
Ivo, thank you for all your help in selling my property in Escazu.
You worked with me at every stage and explained to me all the requirements. You sent by email and FedEx the necessary documentation. You called me about all the difficulties encountered. Those were plentiful yet you stood by me every step of the way, finding solutions for any problem that arose. There really was nothing you skipped.
You are a professional and most of all an honest agent who has lived in Costa Rica for many years, speaks three languages fluently and knows real estate in Costa Rica fully. And best of all “you don’t beat around the bush”. I therefore highly recommend Ivo.
Arnold in Curacao
Outstanding Service
I cannot recommend Ivo highly enough; he has just helped me close on selling my property in Santa Ana. Several so-called “realtors” brought clients to view, many of them were totally unqualified and only want the commission without doing any work.
I feel lucky that Ivo connected me with the successful buyer – and was a calm but tireless presence throughout the process. He worked with me at every stage, fully explained all the requirements, emailed all the documentation promptly. He was in constant communication during the whole sale.
He is an experienced professional who has lived in Costa Rica for many years and speaks English, Spanish, and Dutch fluently. There really is very little he doesn’t know about doing real estate in this country. On top of that, Ivo has an invaluable blog about the “ins and outs” of living and doing business in Costa Rica that is a go-to mine of solid information.
Vicky in Avalon Country Condominium
How deeply grateful we are
We are so very appreciative of working with Marian we have written this testimonial… it is hard to find the right words to express how deeply grateful we are for both the professional and personal role she is playing in helping us settle here in Atenas.
We had an amazing experience with Marian helping us find just the right home. She listened to our needs and went out of her way to see that they were met. After the closing, she made sure and continues to make sure that we are settled in our new home. We have gone shopping together. She helped us with banking. She recommended vendors. Our Spanish is limited and we appreciated her ability to communicate our needs to others. We are so grateful for the number of ways she has helped, a new friend. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND HER!!
JoAnne and Murray Tucker
She guided us through every step of the process
We are nearly 4,000 miles away and truly could not have built our beautiful new home without Marian’s help. We felt that we had a partner from the beginning of our search. After our initial proposal to purchase an existing home didn’t materialize, it was she that suggested we consider building.
She guided us through every step of the process from finding the land, negotiating with the builders, introducing us to and meeting with our attorney, and finding every possible kind of service that we needed. We were astonished with how many shopping trips Marian took us on during our search for finishes, furniture, and accessories. She definitely went well above and beyond any expectations.
We can’t thank her enough for all that she has done for us!
Carlton & Bridget
Marian understood out our main interests
“The process of buying our new house in a rural location was an enjoyable one thanks to the great advice and support that we received along the way by GoDutch Realty’s Marian Veltman. We feel that Marian had a good understanding of our main interests and drivers and presented a list of great options to consider.
In the end and once we had made up our minds, the closing process was also very straightforward and clear. We strongly recommend GoDutch Realty’s services and especially Marian’s know-how on the insights of living in the Atenas area.”
Best Regards,
Fernando and Carolina
She was quite helpful without being pushy
I’d want to say thank you for helping along the process of finding a property in Atenas and understanding the options and possibilities.
I also want to say special thanks to Marian, who was holding our hands during our stay in Atenas this June and then later communicated with the seller for us until closing. She was quite helpful without being pushy, which I really appreciate. Without her efforts, we would be lost and could hardly be able to make a decision as fast. She connected me with all the people I needed to understand the details, which was very valuable. Her attitude was very open an friendly. I’m glad that we now have a person in Atenas we could trust and rely on.
We ended up buying a property that was not a “traditional” RE purchase. We bought a house that is built as half of the duplex. The house and the related land could not be subdivided, but we liked the property anyways as a good price/quality compromise.
It was owned before by a couple of friends (basically one owner), so there was never an issue handling two houses as one. With the sale of one house, the trick was to create a document that would define the responsibilities of individual shareholders of the holding corporation that would allow them to run two parts of the duplex as if they own individual RE properties.
Having quite good experience in RE and in the corporate world, I created such a document as a base for the local lawyer to incorporate at closing. It worked well in the end, making all parties happy. Marian has a copy of this document, so if there are any similar cases, I hope it may help.
Thanks again and all the best!
Dmitry Kulakov
Don’t lose her she’s a keeper!!
This is Scott and Debbie Novak. My wife and I wanted to reach out to you to let you know what a professional job Marian Veltman, our real estate agent did on selling our San Mateo home. We had a very difficult buyer refusing to cooperate on the purchase of our home. They basically had to be educated on legal matters to purchase our home correctly through bank financing. With Marian‘s continuous follow up with us and the buyer, we succeeded in the closing of the sale of our home. We would’ve never been able to pull this off if it wasn’t for Marian coming to our rescue. She had our complete trust. Marian even went to the closing and followed up with both of us to the very end. We both highly recommend her for any real estate transactions and will refer her when possible. Don’t lose her she’s a keeper!!
Kindest Regards,
Scott and Debbie Novak
An incredible resource became a friend
We are pleased to write a testimonial for Marián.
We first met in 2015 when we rented Villa Clara in Roca Verde, Atenas for a month. Mariam was the property manager, and we were immediately impressed with her caring nature and attention to detail. She made herself very available to us any time we needed a recommendation, advice or something at the home.
It was a wonderful experience being in Atenas and living in this lovely home in Roca Verde, so in 2016 when we decided to look for a second home in Costa Rica, we immediately contacted Marian. We wanted to be in the Atenas area and had very particular locations and amenities we were looking for. Marian picked us up at our rental three different mornings and drove us all over the area showing us some very nice homes….two of which were good possibilities, but not quite what we had dreamed of. Then on the third morning, she took us back to Roca Verde to a home under construction that she had a feeling we might like.
I knew the minute we walked in and saw the glorious view that we were “home”! She certainly got it right! There was so much to do in purchasing the house, finishing construction, furnishing the house, finding contractors for special upgrades, finding an attorney, a bank, security system, cable company and so much more. Marian was always there to make a recommendation and lead us through the process.
She is incredibly knowledgeable of the area, and people. So after three years of ownership, we decided our next chapter would be taking us in a different direction. We contacted Marian about putting the house on the market, and she had a buyer for us within three weeks! She is an incredible resource, but so much more, she has become our friend. Without reservation, we recommend Marian Veltman to anyone looking to buy or rent a home in Atenas, Costa Rica.
Wayne Bookout
Very knowledgeable
We wish to express our gratitude for all the help Marian gave us in purchasing our property in Escobal. Her knowledge of the Atenas area and her guidance through the purchasing process made the transaction very comfortable. We have known Marian since first renting a property she managed in 2017 and knew that if we did end up purchasing a property in the Atenas area, that we would use her services for managing the property.
Joan & Gary Randlett
She’s a gem!
I am writing to tell you how much we loved (and love) working with Marian.
She represented us in our recent purchase of a beautiful home in Atenas. As we live in the U.S., most of our communication was via email, text, and WhatsApp. At every turn, Marian was quickly available to answer our questions, advocate for the best possible outcome for our purchase and worked diligently with our attorney to iron out all the technical details with documents, etc.
During our visit to close on the house, she went out of her way to ferry us back and forth to all the necessary appointments, pointed out areas of interest in Atenas and surrounding areas, helped facilitate Internet connections and utilities, and generally acted as our interpreter, as our Spanish is still quite basic at this point.
We feel so fortunate to have connected with her. Marian is not only highly professional but her warm personality makes her instantly likable and easy to work with. She’s a gem!
Best regards,
Sheila Collins and Mark Schulman
Positiva y tenáz
Vivo en Atenas Alajuela, y hace unos días concluí la venta de mi casa. Está venta la hicimos a travez de la empresa que usted representa.
Debo decirle que tuvimos una excelente persona, como agente. La Sra Marian, que puso mucho trabajo, fue constante, positiva y tenáz. Realmente estamos muy complacidos con el servicio que nos brindó. La recomendamos sin ninguna duda. Su trabajo fue excelente.
Walter Soto S
Atenas.
A delightful person to work with
Hello Ivo,
I just want to write to tell you how much I enjoy working with Marian.
She has been a stellar buyer’s agent and is proving to be equally adept at helping me set up and manage my new property in the Atenas area. She is incredibly efficient, focused, and responsible, as well as a delightful person to work with! You are so blessed to have Marian on your team, and I look forward to a fruitful partnership with GoDutch.
Respectfully,
Alice Despard
Connecticut, USA
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