—Vida y tiempo—
2019-06-03
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 |
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 AVAILABLE FOR RENT |
Market activity
sales & rentals Sales: Los Jardines: Units #114, #116 and #124 Rentals: Paradisus: Available immediately 12-2 / $1,350 Los Jardines: Units #106C, #113 and #116 |
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 #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. |
Our Lives
Rainy Season... definitely here... rain most every day for an hour or so. Plants are happy... Garden rehab is on-going. What Happened This WeekVacancies: No one looking... no inquiries -this is getting serious and I have no corrective ideas... this is beyond Los Jardines / Pozos... Garden Re-hab: We started on this in a focused way. We are harvesting mature plants which are easy to transplant and which will grow in problem (shady) areas. We started the the largest areas first and will work our way down. What we have harvested to date, is barely visible and will grow back. Transplanting in CR is different than N. America... here, many plants sprout new roots if they are simply stuck into the ground... we add a dip in a root growth chemical. We do not get a 100% success rate but it is pretty good. The new transplants partially die back but if they take, they will begin sprouting new growth in a month. It being the rainy season, this is the best time to do this. We will continue refining this effort and working on smaller areas over the next week. I had estimated 4 man-weeks and I think that will be about right. Then we sit back and watch Nature do her thing... Drive Toward Limon -Guipales: Lita and I went to look at a building. I concluded it had too many unknowns and wasn't worth the trouble. But it took about 3 hrs there and another to get back. Much of the road was under construction... widening into 4 lanes. While there is a lot of work / equipment sited, there is a lot of road work to be done. |
News Items of the Week
COMMENTS Exchange rate: It remains fairly steady at 589 - 590. A year ago, this was not expected. Now it looks like it will be managed o.k. for the foreseeable future. 1. CC Interest... think about this and so many Ticos are addicted to this and never pay off their balances... Many, many times I see CC denied and the buyer simply pulls out another one from a stack of many. It is very difficult for the mafia to operate in CR loan sharking... the banks have the space tied up... So when we find mortgages at 12-15%, this is actually cheap money... wow!!!!!! 2. Dock Workers Union- Limon: a follow on from last week's article. As I said, the government entity does not have the money to fund the payout... It is easy to promise severances but there is no money to pay... 3. Tech Vacancies go Unfilled: yes, there is 12% unemployment nation wide (higher amongst women and young people) but amongst tech students, there is a shortage in a number of disciplines... schools haven't caught on to this yet.
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