MISC. HAPPENINGS, ETC.

ISSUE #390: Jan. 16-21, 2012

2012-01-22

Brian Timmons, Newsletter Author
Brian Timmons

Dear friends,

When I started Residencias Los Jardines, I started writing a weekly news letter -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 resales and rental availability. Some readers may be interested in this information.

More and more, the content will be dominated by events of our new project, "El Dorado" for short. While the future is always uncertain, I again aim to tell it like it happens -the good, the bad, and the ugly, and that is what follows.

Brian Timmons
DEVELOPER:
Residencias Los Jardines / https://www.residenciaslosjardines.com
Hacienda El Dorado / https://www.eldoradocostarica.com
E-mail:
brian@eldoradocostarica.com
info@residenciaslosjardines.com
ResidenciasPropertyManagement@gmail.com

 

Construction Log
Updates about Hacienda El Dorado

Rio Oro: We have eight conversations on the go and one follow up discussion later today; We'll see where the talks take us.

 

Residencias Los Jardines
Property Management, Rentals, Re-Sales

Market Activity: no one looking to purchase and no one to rent but then we don't have any vacancies now.

Changing Places: 102 closed without incident. The new owners moved in the same day of closing and owner's whose house is leased moved in behind the now 102 owners.

 

FOR SALE

Unit 103: $172,500   See Unit
Unit 106B: $159,000 Price Reduced by $10,000 See Unit
Unit 115: $205,000   See unit
Unit 125: $140,000 Owner financing available See unit

FOR RENT

Unit 116: $1,600 mo. Available March 1 See Unit
Unit 126: $700 mo. Available February 1 See Unit

Site Plan-

HOUSES FOR SALE

UNIT #103
FOR SALE $172,500

Total Area (Sq Ft): 1000
Total area (Sq M): 93
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Floor(s): 1
Type: Detached
Furnished: Yes

1000 sf., single story, detached, two bedroom, two bathroom, with a nice covered terrace overlooking a nicely landscaped tropical backyard. Breakfast counter, dinning room table for 4, parking for one car. Vaulted ceilings in master bedroom and kitchen/dining area.

 

UNIT #106B
FOR SALE $159,000
Price reduced by $10,000

Total Area (Sq Ft): 1270
Total area (Sq M): 115
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Floor(s): Ground
Type: Apartment
Furnished: Yes

This is a fully furnished 2-bedroom unit situated in a 2-story building, which has two nits 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 erraces. Floor. The solid masonry demising wall (common wall) as well as the 5" oncrete slab prevent sound transference.

 

UNIT #115
FOR SALE $205,000

Total Area (Sq Ft): 1345
Total area (Sq M): 124
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Floor(s): 1 Story
Type: Attached
Furnished: Yes

This 1,345 sf single floor home includes a 200 sf private terrace plus parking for one car. It is attached on two sides by a 6” solid concrete block wall which prevents sound transfer. This is an extremely well decorated home with lots of natural wood built ins.

 

UNIT #125
FOR SALE $140,000

Owner financing available

Total Area (Sq Ft): 662
Total area (Sq M): 61
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Floor(s): 2nd Floor
Type: Semi-Detached
Furnished: Yes

This 662 sf, + parking for one car and 33sf locker is a one bedroom home on the 2nd floor overlooking the large pool. It is ideal for a single person or couple —or investment property.

 

HOUSES FOR RENT

UNIT #116
FOR RENT $1,600 mo.
Available March 1

Total Area (Sq Ft): 1290
Total area (Sq M): 120
Bedrooms: 2
Bathrooms: 2
Floor(s): 1
Type: Semi-Attached
Furnished: Yes

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 #126
FOR RENT $700 mo.
Available February 1

Total Area (Sq Ft): 530sf
Total area (Sq M): 50
Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Floor(s): 1
Type: detached
Furnished: yes

A small one bedroom with outside covered terrace with top of the line finishes (granite, stainless steel appliances, fine crafted wood cabinetry, +, +, +), with lots of well thought out storage...

 

 

 

Our Lives

WEATHER: beautiful...

Arenal: The return trip from Arenal was interesting. The road around the lake which had for years been one of the worst of CR's roads, is now paved (and looks to have been paved for some time -my frozen memory of it was very different than it is now. Arenal is a beautiful area but it rains a lot there... somewhere around 400 inches a year. During our stay we, rarely saw the sun and not for long when we did -overcast and rainy all the rest of the time. Not for me. The three meals X 4 people were all forgetable and over priced. The Baldi hotel -entertainment complex reminded me of a poor "Disneyesque" attempt. Our friends went to the Tablacon Hot Springs; she slipped and cut / scrapped her arm but other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, did you enjoy the play???? We saw three accidents on the way back... all rearenders including being 4 cars in front of a triple rearend accident... Five miles away from Los Jardines, our car died... I recognized the symptoms... dirty fuel filter... we were able to get it started and made it another 3 mi. where it died again... we got it going again and made it to Los Jardines. Next day to the shop to replace the filter, clean the injectors and air filter... but the culprit was the fuel filter.

One of our guests returned to Canada and the other one who was having the final stage of dental work done, stayed on. The dental work is now down and is 100% working. A long ordeal but one that is now done and it should last him the balance of his life.

We were the grateful recipients of a large block of Stilton cheese and European style calamati olives... We've shared and enjoyed the conversation good food and booze bring.

Brian, Lita, Hugo, irreverent Vicka, the pigeon toed parrot, Chico II and Chica II

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