Homes for sale and homes for rent in Santa Ana, San José, Costa Rica | Newsletters

Sales: None this week

Permit Applications: Waiting--SETENA--D1--we wait and that will probably be the story until the end of January. 

Construction: Still Waiting. The structural engineer is becoming a "weak link". We will be speaking with him further. He is not delivering on time. Excuses are wearing thin on all of us.

Water: I believe we have a response from AyA that they will do the study which will give us the technical information we need. 

Municipal Roadway: The City has done nothing about shoring up the road. It will probably take an accident for them to move.

Quebrada Repaired: The wash out has been repaired using cement culvert pipe. The surface is being contoured so as not to cause rainwater spillage onto the neighbors (unlike our experience at Los Jardines with Kirebe). 

Maya Tower: We are awaiting the redesign of the back wall from the structural engineer which will, for now, become a retaining wall.

Website Upgrade / Marketing: Photos of Residencias Los Jardines, the Santa Ana area and some of the houses are available on line at:

https://picasaweb.google.com/gardenresidencesresort

Garden:  The gardeners are getting the hang on "multi tasking". They are now doing a pretty good job or irrigating while they are doing other things.  It's not yet perfect but they are showing an understanding.

Amnet Internet Service: On Tuesday, they cut us off because one number on their contract didn't match with something.  What a stupid hassle but since then, it's been fine. Different inmates; different asylum but the product is better.

New Property Tax Law:  We will be reviewing the implication of this on Tuesday.
 
Shareholders Meeting: The info. was sent out to all shareholders.

Texas Hold'em: Two games this past week. Obviously it is a lot of fun to the players and the winner seems to rotate so there continues to be hope at the beginning of each game and often the final result is not foretold throughout the game. 

Total Area (Sq Ft): 1716
Total area (Sq M): 158
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2.5
Floor(s): 2 Story
Type: Detached
Furnished: Yes
 

This 1,716 sf. (plus parking for one car) two story, detached house, with three terraces, two bedrooms (one on each floor) and upstairs master suite is a beautiful home. This home consists of two VERY large bedrooms (one on each floor) with en-suite bathrooms and a powder room, each with large closets with extensive built-ins for personal organization. The vaulted living room and ground floor bedroom ceilings as well as the master bedroom on the 2nd floor, provide a feeling of grandeur while allowing the warmer air to rise and exit through the ceiling ventilating system. There are three TVs (one in each bedroom and one in the living room.) This is a beautiful home. There is a rough-in for a dishwasher in the kitchen area.







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