Life of a Property Manager -A Job You Do Not Want
ISSUE #758: April 21-May 4, 2019
2019-05-06
 Brian Timmons Dear friends, When I started Residencias Los Jardines, I started writing a weekly newsletter -determined to tell all the good, bad, and the ugly. I knew some readers would be interested in the construction process. I expected others might be interested in the lifestyle of two people who had decided to live outside the box. For others, the adventures of Lita, the parrot and the cat took on an entertainment saga all its own. Residencias Los Jardines is finished. We periodically have re-sales and rental availability. Some readers may be interested in this information. Brian Timmons |
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Featured
rentals & sales Paradisus Condos / Rohrmoser 
Each of the units consists of two bedrooms / two bathrooms, and a large living/dining/kitchen area. The floor plan of each of these units has eliminated the optional "den / office" divider. The result is a larger area offering more flexible furniture arrangements while still maintaining the option of including an office area. At 105m2 plus two parking spots each and storage locker, they offer a great opportunity for someone seeking views, security, central location, and first class, all round living... PRICE REDUCTION |
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Market activity
sales & rentals Sales: Los Jardines: Units #114, #116 and #124 Rentals: Paradisus: Nothing Available at the moment Los Jardines: Units #106C, #112, #113 and #116 |
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Residencias Los Jardines
property management, rentals & re-sales FOR SALE FOR RENT  For sale
UNIT #114 Total Area (Sq Ft): 1290 This 2 bedroom/2bathroom,1,290 sf single floor end unit home includes a 150 sf front terrace plus parking for one car. This house is fully air conditioned and has recently been professionally decorated by international decorator Alcides Graffe and has undergone a complete renovation—new modern furniture, finishings, window coverings, and art work by Carlos Gambino. It is arguably the nicest furnished unit at Residencias Los Jardines and only steps from the pool UNIT #116 Total Area (Sq Ft): 1290 This 1,290 sf single floor home includes a 300 sf front terrace plus parking for one car and a separate, secure storage locker. It is and end unit and therefore attached on only one side by a 6 inch cement demising (common) wall, which prevents sound transfer. UNIT #124 Total Area (Sq Ft): 662 This 662 sf, + covered parking for one car, is a one bedroom home on the 2nd floor overlooking the large pool. It is ideal for a single person or couple. For rent
UNIT #106C Total Area (Sq Ft): 1250 This is a fully furnished 2-bedroom unit situated in a 2-story building, which has two units on the ground floor and two units on the 2nd. floor. Each unit is the same size (1,250sf) divided into 800 sf of interior space and 450 sf of covered front and back terraces. Units 106A and B are on the ground floor; Units 106 C and D are on the 2nd. Floor. The solid masonry demising wall (common wall) as well as the 5” concrete slab prevent sound transference. UNIT #112 Total Area (Sq Ft): 1290 This 1,290 sf single floor home includes a 300 sf front terrace plus parking for one car. It is attached on two sides by a 6 inch cement demising (common) wall, which prevents sound transfer. UNIT #113 Total Area (Sq Ft): 1290 This 1,290 sf single floor home includes a 300 sf front terrace plus parking for one car. It is attached on one side by a 6 inch cement demising (common) wall, which prevents sound transfer. The three other sides allow light, ventilation and garden views. UNIT #116 Total Area (Sq Ft): 1290 This 1,290 sf single floor home includes a 300 sf front terrace plus parking for one car and a separate, secure storage locker. It is and end unit and therefore attached on only one side by a 6 inch cement demising (common) wall, which prevents sound transfer. |
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Our Lives
Rainy Season... sometime perhaps... mostly calm / slight breeze -it is warm for us... 35C / 85F -not much indication of rain lately... What Happened This WeekVacancies: We still have a number and virtually no lookers. Accounting: we will be changing accountants... Compliance with new Tax Law: I still have not received an answer from my iquiry which by law... ha!... has to be answered in 10 days... well I am working on 30 days... A friend / owner at Los Jardines went to a tax seminar... there were so many questions, he did not get a chance to ask ours... he will follow up next week but his assessment (same as mine) is that the tax department is in such disarray with so many changes and that many of the rules and regulations (reglamentos) have not been written... how to implement the changes -laws cannot be enforced until the "reglamentos" are published. But there are some things which we will have to start working on... this will be a mess... Family: Had to make a trip to Canada... It snowed two days I was there and the plane had to be de-iced on Ap. 29... wow!!!!! could not wait to get back to 25C weather, sun, breeze, life out-of-doors, fresh air, tropical vegetation... flowers, water fountains, palm trees, green grass, etc. Aside from that, the trip there was one of necessity and virtually all aspects of it blended nicely into the continuing Cdn. winter... When away, I was able to put into place -with the help of a volunteer- and the temporary extension of responsibilities of existing staff -arrangements which allowed things to continue normally... don't know if I will ever be able to impress the "volunteer" again but he stepped up to the plate in my need... |
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News Items of the Week
COMMENTS I have no idea what has been happening...the last three weeks have not been good times... and last week was catch up... |
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FOR RENTAL OR SALES INFORMATION Brian C. Timmons Costa Rica: Canada: Web: https://www.residenciaslosjardines.com |
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