...A Cultural Challenge...
ISSUE #681: Oct. 17-21, 2017
2017-10-23
 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 #106A, #114 and #124 Rentals: Paradisus: Nothing available Los Jardines: Nothing available |
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Residencias Los Jardines
property management, rentals & re-sales FOR SALE  For sale
UNIT #106A 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 #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 #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. |
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Our Lives
Weather: It almost feels like we are swinging into the dry season... this is about one month early... no rain to speak of this past week. Foreclosure: Now the guy wants to rent it back with an option to purchase for an agreed to price within 6 mo. OK, I don't want the property. I don't expect this re-purchase to happen nor do I expect him to continue making rent payments but in the interim, I will play along with it hoping he is able to pull off a miracle. His wife and teenage daughter live on the property... they do not want to move... fine... the way to prevent this, is clear... A Cultural Challenge: I've discussed this before in various venues for years... the concept of "preventative" maintenance... vs "breakdown" repairs... if something is likely to fail, deal with it before it happens to ensure it doesn't fail and you have continuous service... I have been here 17 years... I have not seen any movement towards this concept... and we are all victims of the consequences... more unreliability of whatever one depends on. Yes, in the most recent case it was again the stupid car... after leaving the boy's luncheon in a nearby restaurant, the car overheated. I pulled off the road and called decided to try the roadside assistance program I had purchased. It worked... I came back in a flatbed "grua". Three days in the garage... with instructions to change the remaining three hoses... they had changed only one of 4 hoses previously... duh... under the guise of "preventative" maintenance, one would have expected that the other three would be suspect... all being original 2008 parts... and should also be changed... for an additional $160 for parts... Full Occupancy: Still... love it... no maintenance... love it even more... between this and the car being out of service, I enjoyed the hammock... Residencias Los Jardines: Deferred maintenance continues to be done and we continue to move in the right direction. |
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News Items of the Week
Comments "Cementgate" continues to dominate the news as the Supreme Court and the Board of Directors of the BCR bank continue to squirm, dance, duck, run, lie, etc. the normal. Fitch and Moodys lowered the credit rating on the bank to "bb- with a negative outlook" and the president has decided to have a prostate operation so he is "recovering" and out of contact for 22 days... or for how long it takes to blow over... |
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FOR RENTAL OR SALES INFORMATION Brian C. Timmons Costa Rica: Canada: Web: https://www.residenciaslosjardines.com |
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