#055: Investing in Costa Rica – Why it’s well worth considering

1:19 – Introducing Arthur and the topic for the show. 

1:35 – A few things to know about Arthur and his background. 

3:39 – Background on some of the first real estate projects he worked on and his philosophy on diversifying. 

6:01 – What happened with his investments during the market crash. 

7:48 – How Arthur made the jump to working with real estate in Costa Rica. 

9:46 – His process for choosing Costa Rica over other countries. 

11:04 – The most important and unique thing about Costa Rica for Arthur. 

11:51 – Risks and the learning curve involved with working in different states and different countries. 

12:53 – Getting a sense for the scale and resilience of tourism in Costa Rica. 

14:26 – Background on the happiness rating of the population. 

15:48 – Projections for the future of Costa Rican tourism and economy and the differences between some developing countries. 

17:21 – Why Arthur says Americans should get out of the country more often. 

17:56 – Details on the entity structuring, forms of ownership, and other legal aspects of investing there. 

20:13 – Comparing the structures of Costa Rica and the US. 

22:28 – The differences between investing in developed and developing countries, such as market efficiency.  

25:06 – The first project he worked on in Costa Rica. 

27:41 – Describing Costa Rica’s ecotourism and how Arthur thinks about it. 

30:26 – Background on the leatherback turtle and what is being done to help them. 

31:14 – Details on protecting the turtles. 

32:26 – Arthur’s vision for the new project. 

36:24 – Why the footprint of the project may drive more positive attention to it. 

38:17 – The visitor experience that Arthur’s planning for the villas and some of the environmentally beneficial ideas. 

44:51 – How to follow the project or get more information. 

46:02 – Arthur’s last word. 

Resources and Links Mentioned: 

Episode #011 – Discover How Harvard MBA and Physicist Arthur Zwern Follows Warren Buffet’s Advice 

Multiple Listing Service 

Zillow 

Leatherback Turtles 

Turtles First on Facebook 

Turtles First website (access code: here2preview) 

Contact Arthur: 

Website 

Email 

Contact Tom at tom@tombraegelmann.com or feedback@tombraegelmann.com