Their not there haha 😂

Thanks for the correction, English is my fourth language

You're welcome, I still get some English wrong and it's my first language 😂

So different to Canada where other nationalities come in and tell us how we should change our culture to suite them,

Yes, and Canadians let them!

Mary - Hello. Why did you decide to leave my country and go back to USA? Just curious

@@franciscobarrantes7150 The economic crisis of 2008 had resulted in ours 2 sons being unemployed, and we came back to the USA to help them.

@@franciscobarrantes7150 Hello sir, may I ask a random question about your beautiful country? Do you have luxury vehicles there? Is there any need for welders or people who can build exotic cars? Thank you for your time.

Yes it's amazing the difference, thanks for watching

Muchas gracias, we hope to one day have our residency here! Pura Vida

Yes, we get annoyed at people like that here. Like our friends tell us we're more tico then some ticos haha

@@TheDufresnes yay.

@@2012listo are you literate?

Please keep your comments respectful on our channel, Randall has been a long time viewer and supporter of our channel

@@2012listo nonsense...but oh well. ¿ usted vive en Costa Rica?

That's great to hear, yes definitely send us an email to set up a consultation! 😊

Carmen - You and your family are welcome to my country. Pura vida = enjoy life to the fullest. Cheers!!

Thank you, I'm glad there are Costa Ricans like you that enjoy and understand what we do with our videos. We try to explain somethings in forums and get attacked by some people who are Costa Rican. especially with the fact of Costa Rica making all the tourists leave by March 2nd by air and many of them may not return which will effect small towns like Samara.

@@TheDufresnes Don't pay attention to some Costa Rican idiots attacking you, I'm Costa Rican and love your videos. You know there are a few a$$hole$ in any country. Cheers!!

@@franciscobarrantes7150 Pura Vida 😊

Thank you!

They never have enough tellers working

Nice! Will you be staying with us here at Sea Casa Vacation Rentals in beautiful Samara?

Sorry about your luck! 🤣 I bet you can't wait to get here

@@TheDufresnes Bahaha I was hitting silver star for a beautiful snowstorm. It was good day and an important trip to see a friend. Definitely can’t wait to get there!!

@@shaynadufresne we 100% would, but we are staying with a friend near San Juanito.

Well that's not bad then

We've gone over all of that in previous videos in this play list kzfaq.info/sun/PLmY6XXqpIcAUxrb2WIlqpaJsjAaZF-mHH

We have, live in a container home! We have not had a scorpion in our house or rentals yet. It's also good to check your bags before returning home.

Thanks, most coastal towns, samara has low surf good for learning but has 4 beaches not to far with moderate to expert waves. Guiones (nosara) has the most consistent surf in the world but is expensive to buy or build there

Definitely do it! We do have our consultation service if you're interested, we've helped a lot of people who have already moved down 😊

exactly! Thanks for watching

Good

Awesome plan!

I know! Haha. Try and come sooner, Chinada isn't getting any better!

Hi Joseph, when you're closer to wanting to make a change, we offer a consultation service. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jd5yotNzp9PceH0.html

Thanks, we've answered that question in these 2 videos, enjoy 😊 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/d69yp9KYqbudaIU.html kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMd5jLp9zcC5c30.html

The amount of screen time allowed for children is up to the parents.

We said Costa Rica not Ecuador

@@TheDufresnes My apologies

Land borders still remain closed for March...... After that 🤷‍♂️ Flights are still possible

Yes air only right now, we'll be heading on a flight next week

No sorry, we got our dogs in country

It all depends on the style of living you want to live plus location, it's like asking how much does it cost to live in Canada? but we tell most people between 1500 and 2500 USD per month. We have a video of how much it costs to live here kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbWohbijnaqqaHk.html

Matt? I think your commenting on the wrong channel?

@@TheDufresnes Haha you are correct. That was meant for CostaRicaMatt. But you have any insight, hapoy to hear it. :)

Yes property values are increasing and have increased since covid. A lot of people are looking to move down and are even buying before getting here! You could definitely rent out a tiny home and depending on the area it would stay pretty full or you opt for a long term renter, there is a need for long term rentals in Costa Rica. Price would vary on location of course. As for the future there is a good chance you would at the minimum break even, even if you had to sell it for less you would have made that up in rent in the 5 years. Costa Rica is in the top 5 of investing in. Hope this helps

@@TheDufresnes Very very helpful. Thanks for your time. I appreciae it! Hope you are having fun down there!

@@TheDufresnes Thank you for this. How long do you intend to live there for? Do you foresee any short or long term issue in government? Any threats? What is your own 10year plan? Thank you.

Most people that live here are American. North America, mostly Central American and South american. I think you mean how many US citizens have moved here. For that I'm not sure.

You can't work here unless you're a citizen

@@TheDufresnes got it, however I guess then I would be able to teach English since I received my TEFL certification there in 2019. Thanks!! Great video!😀

On the beach go to either Gusto or El ancla, if you want great food and it's not on the beach then go to our friends restaurant La Catrina

@@TheDufresnes We will check it out. Thank you

Would it be okay if we come by your place today?

No sorry we don't do tours, enjoy you visit in Samara

Plus with the covid rules once our places are cleaned they need to stay that way until the next guests check in

Haha no, but you can make one

Haha we think it's great people a moving away from their countries to live a better life and Costa Rica is still fairly untouched compared to other countries, other wise we would have more then 7500 subscribers in 5 years!

We have 2 realtors we recommend here in Samara if your interested send us an email to chrisdufresne34@gmail.com congrats on getting out while you could!

Thank you for your reply!

Left with my wife and son of 4 years of age. Sold everything!! Had 30 suitcases and went to Serbia, Bosnian and Montenegro. Set up in Belgrade with investments and moving forward 👍🏻 Spent time in Nicaragua years back before parents sold vacation villa Would like to follow your channel and see if Costa Rica is the place for us ? Thanks 🙏

Wow that's awesome! Costa Rica is a special place, we've been here almost 5 years now and love it. Definitely watch more of our videos. Our walk through videos will give you a good feel for certain places.

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No!

@@TheDufresnes thank you for the quick response 🙏

As long as it's at least $1000 USD a month you can apply for your residency under the pensionato I believe

@@TheDufresnes so if you get alittle more then 700 800 I can't live there

@@irenapressley2266 the amount you need to get residency is $1000 USD per month. If you buy a house for at least $150,000 USD you can get the investers recidency or you could do like a lot of us do and just do border trips every 3 months to renew your tourist visa.

@@TheDufresnes I thought it was 200k?

@@kenrapp3145 I believe it recently changed to 150K

Haha yes you would because we're always wearing them! It's very sunny here all the time and it's best to protect your eyes

However you want to make it! Lots of options to make the life you want

Stewart Crofts Nuestra economía depende en un gran porcentaje de la insistencia en invitar al turismo internacional para que visite este bello país. Soy costarricense de nacimiento y considero un privilegio, los creadores de contenido donde se insta y promueve a venir a Costa Rica, especialmente para invertir y producir fuentes de trabajo y generación de ingresos. Todo lo contrario somos un pueblo empobrecido por las grandes naciones colonizadoras, que en un pasado se llevaron nuestras riquezas como el oro, como en el resto de Latinoamérica, ahora lo que nos queda es la riqueza natural que invitamos al mundo a venir a conocer. Vídeos como este, son los que generan la esperanza de crecer y desarrollar las posibilidades de trabajo, los expatriados vienen a invertir en infraestructura inmobiliaria, contribuyen con lo social con su aporte tributario, con la reactivación económica de los comercios, bienes y servicios, hospedaje, museos, restaurantes, parques nacionales, transporte privado y público. Hacen crecer el dinamismo y movilidad económica de la capacitación y educación escolar, colegial y universitaria. La adquisición de servicios de telecomunicaciones o todo lo relacionado con los servicios de salud, el consumo de productos agrícolas, calzado y vestido. Nosotros en Costa Rica, después de la riqueza natural, lo más valioso que tenemos es la gente, los que en la cotidianidad están aquí para sacar adelante este país, a pesar de la adversidad y dificultad que ofrece la vida misma, máxime cuando la economía y el desempleo afecta la sociedad. Inclusive los cientos o miles de expatriados que con toda sinceridad aman este país, aportan al crecimiento y desarrollo, y principalmente ruegan a Dios el Padre Celestial, para que ayude a esta nación.

No es que la gente vale menos, sino que sin la riqueza natural dejaría de existir el hábitat para la existencia del ser humano, la fauna y la flora. Por ejemplo, una barrera natural para enfrentar el Calentamiento Global, son los bosques, junglas o selvas, que posibilitan una mejor condición ambiental para la subsistencia del ser humano.

¡Bien dicho! Las personas como Stewart, que pueden venir de vez en cuando y pensar que porque viniste aquí hace 24 años que tienes más privilegios para disfrutar del área de Samara, son esas personas de las que hablamos y que necesitan cambiar su forma de pensar. Hemos ayudado a muchos amigos costarricenses a hacer crecer sus negocios aquí en el área que ahora pueden mantenerse incluso a través de la pandemia. Pueden alimentar a sus familias, mantener sus gastos generales y la lista continúa. Todos los países dependen del turismo en algún aspecto, incluso en Kelowna, Canadá, Shayna trabajaba en un restaurante muy popular y en invierno, cuando no había turistas, no valía la pena el combustible para conducir hasta el trabajo. Así que continuaremos informando a la gente sobre Samara y otras partes de Costa Rica, porque sentimos que es uno de los países que todos deberían experimentar en su vida.

Nothing falls on deaf ears, we don't entertain negativity! keep that in Canada.

StewaRTCrofts: SORRY, but it seems that YOU are the type of people Costa Rica does NOT need ! Please return to Canada !