Costa Rica is a natural paradise.
A land of stunning beaches, verdant jungles, cloud forests, rushing rivers and pure, tumbling streams. And it has long been a top choice for expats and real estate investors.
Now I’m about to bring members of my Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group a killer off-market deal here. This is a rare chance to own true beachfront real estate in a proven coastal destination.
The beaches in Costa Rica rank among the best on the planet. But most beachfront real estate in Costa Rica sits in a restricted coastal zone. It can only be used through concessions. Not owned outright.
But I’ve managed to get an incredible deal to own best-in-class, true beachfront real estate…on a glorious stretch of beach…in the closest beach town to the capital, San José.
My scout, Ciaran Madden, has boots on the ground in Costa Rica now. Last week he visited the location of the upcoming RETA deal: the beach town of Jaco.
He sent me this update from the road…
This shot of Jaco beach was taken by RETA photographer Noah Duethman, who’s joining my scout Ciaran Madden on a two-week trip across Costa Rica’s Pacific central and northwestern Pacific coasts. They put boots on the ground in Jaco to dig into the transformation of this beach town…
From Ciaran…
“I’m chatting to a contact in Jaco. And frankly, he’s starting to annoy me.
It’s because he keeps saying things like this…
‘I turn over and hit the button for the electric blinds. Then I can see the surf right from my bed. If it’s right, my wife and I can go out on the waves. If it’s not, I can just close the blinds and go back to sleep.’
My annoyance is not his fault, you understand. Just jealousy on my part.
I’m not a surfer. (Balance was never a strong suit—my brief and dismal career as a gymnast ended around age seven.) But this lifestyle…living steps from the sand…ocean views from your dining room and bedroom…on the beach in Costa Rica…
How could you not be jealous?
Especially when you see the quality of the beach. And the transformation moving through this town.
Jaco began attracting surfers from overseas in the 1970s. They still arrive in big numbers today…now joined by a growing number of affluent visitors and buyers coming for Jaco’s true beachfront lifestyle.
Jaco is the best-known beach town on Costa Rica’s central Pacific coast. The surf here is renowned. That and the beach—a two-and-a-half mile sweep of soft sand—is what first drew people here in the 1970s.
In the decades that followed, Jaco grew fast, attracting beach lovers, partygoers, and nature enthusiasts interested in the incredible wildlife in the lush hills behind the town. Key to its growth was its accessibility. This is the closest beach town to Costa Rica’s capital, San José.
The accommodations built to serve these visitors were mostly basic—budget hotels and simple rentals. But the potential was always here for something more. Jaco is just 15 minutes from Los Suenos, a luxurious master-planned golf and marina community that attracts the likes of Michael Jordan.
Now, that next phase is beginning in Jaco.
New visitors are coming here. Affluent vacationers, second-home owners, and expats who love its beachfront living…but want the kind of real estate that members of my Real Estate Trend Alert (RETA) group own. Amenity-rich. Perfect location. Best-in-class.
Developers are responding with the kind of oceanfront communities that these new arrivals crave. The kind our contact here lives in.
The small number of these communities already delivered are in high demand. Oceanfront two-beds in them rent for north of $300 per night in high season.
And the transformation of Jaco goes well beyond these communities.
New upmarket commercial spaces are appearing on the streets. New resorts are planned. New private bilingual schools have opened (the town now has five). And the restaurant scene has taken off.
I lived in East Asia for more than a decade, and I had the one of my favorite ever Thai meals in Jaco, at a restaurant called Jerah. A small detail, but it tells you something.
Jaco is transforming…”
A grouper red curry Ciaran tried at the Thai restaurant Jerah in Jaco. The culinary scene has taken off—one sign of the town’s accelerating transformation.
Ronan says: I’ve been tracking Jaco for well over a decade. Now, it’s at an inflection point. It’s why I asked Ciaran to scout it. And it’s why I’m so excited to bring RETA members a deal here—off-market, true beachfront, at RETA-only pricing.
Wishing you good real estate investing,
