Everything you need to buy land in Costa Rica without getting burned.
The listing won't tell you. Folio will. Plain-English, sourced answers to every question foreign and local buyers ask, written by a real firm on the ground in Santa Teresa, cited to Costa Rica's own government records.
Enter any Costa Rica property. Folio pulls official cadastre, maritime-zone, protected-area, flood and water data and shows you what the listing left out, in one tap.
Five pillars, one clear path from curious to confident
Buying Property
The whole purchase, start to finish, who can buy, what to verify before you wire a dollar, what it costs, and the mistakes that cost people their deposit.
- Foreign Buyer's Guide
- Due-Diligence Checklist
- The Closing Process
- Common Buying Mistakes
Legal & Title
The parts that actually decide whether you own what you think you own, pending Costa Rica counsel review.
- The Maritime Zone (ZMT)
- Property Title & the Folio Real
- Easements & Access
- Escrow, Ownership Structures
Construction & Land
Can you actually build on it? Permits, water letters, power, environmental limits and real costs, before you fall in love with a lot.
- Building Permits
- Water Availability
- Electricity & Utilities
- Costs, SETENA Restrictions
Location Intelligence
The buyer's-eye view of Costa Rica's real markets, what's titled vs concession, what the risks are, what the data shows.
- Santa Teresa & Mal País
- Nosara, Tamarindo
- Southern Zone, Guanacaste
The Folio Platform
What the free check shows, what the report reveals, where the data comes from, and how professionals use Folio.
- What the Property Check does
- Inside a $29 Report
- Our data sources
- For agents & lawyers
Sourced, dated, reviewed
Every legal, tax and numeric claim is tied to a Costa Rica authority, Registro Nacional, ICT, SETENA, Hacienda, with a visible review date. Educational, never a substitute for your own attorney.
The honest promise
What Folio always does
- Reports findings from official records
- Cites the CR law or agency behind every number
- Shows a "last reviewed" date on every page
- Tells you when you still need a lawyer or surveyor
What Folio never does
- Call a property "safe," "clean" or "guaranteed"
- Promise a return or appreciation
- Invent stats, reviews or testimonials
- Pretend to replace your attorney or notary