golfito bay area real estate

An area rich with unique properties including marina development, beach homes, fishing hide-a-ways, surf lodges, Pacific Ocean & Golfo Dulce Bay vistas, jungle retreats, private docks and more!  Check out retirement and investment in our corner of Costa Rica including Golfito, Pavones, Zancudo, and the Osa Peninsula.
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Private Dock on the Bay

VIEWS AND DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVES: PHOTOS 2006-2009

Looking to Golfito Bay from Main Lodge

Golfito Waterfront Eco-Retreat Rainforest Lodge Inactive Eco-Lodge in prime location ready to be refurbished enhanced with new energy. Take advantage of this opportunity in a growing tourist area with unlimited potential. About 30 hectares or 75 acres of very private area under use yet only 5 minutes from Golfito Public Dock and town center. Motivated Seller has priced this one right for today's market! Asking $439,000 USD  (Financing Available) Owner Provided Information is fully up-to-date. Click Here for Details

IF SELF-SUFFICIENCY IS YOUR THING....YOU MUST  TOUR THIS PROPERTY WITH US! Just minutes from the Golfito Bay, this 115 acre titled family farm has more than ample area for your estate or eco-tourism project development.  We know of no other property that compares offering both a private retreat into nature and 'the good life' - with such close proximity to town's amenities and marinas.   This property has it ALL with over 100 more undeveloped acres to grow your dreams! NEW Listing Priced Right!!!  $395,000.  Construction includes a well built ranch managers home of solid cement with nice finish and comfortable details. A big enclosed dining an living porch lead to the air-conditioned living room, large bedroom,  galley kitchen and bathroom. Fully furnished, it's ready to occupy and overlooks your sparklingly tiled pool and tropical landscaped gardens.  Additionally, 2 lovely hardwood artisan cabins offer guests independent living with their own kitchen, living lofts, private bedrooms and bath. The tropical roofs give the accommodations a  traditional elegance and were just this year rebuilt using all native palm materials harvested right on the farm. Secure workshop storage and car port plus utility room are adjacent to the managers house and loaded with your maintenance tools and supplies.  Located on a public road, this farm has electricity, cellular telephone service and satellite TV plus water is fresh and abundant with multiple springs on site. And if these amenities aren't enough, consider the peace of mind and joy of lifestyle that comes when you base your diet on the WEALTH of organic and homegrown food options you are surrounded with. There are many mature trees including bananas, papayas, avocados, mangos, star fruit and more.  There are wild herbs, ubiquitous pineapples and fertile soil -hospitable for a great deal more cultivation. There is a productive hen house, 5 cows maintaining the pasture and a pig pen. Plus the ranch horse can make inspecting the property lines, ranch fences, waterways and trails a pleasure! What more do you need?  How about some of the best bird and monkey watching in all the country? No kidding.   CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO TOUR Formerly the site of a popular tourism attraction with private guides leading guests through the property - they boasted a 'guarantee of  monkeys and bird sightings' as their primary feature topped off by a swim at the nearby waterfall with lunch  there on the ranch.  Jungle Reserves & Wildlife Areas Within an area of 3,234 acres, the Golfito National Wildlife Refuge was established to protect a primary evergreen forest where more than 125 species of trees have been identified, thus also preserving the watershed for the population of the region.  Golfito is the home of an incredible variety of wildlife and birds......and this refuge above is a "Birdwatchers Dream Come True".  Other reserves have been established - Both private and forestry department administered. Living on a property inside a reserve or bordering the jungle lands is 24 hour entertainment! Property in Reserve and Parkland areas have certain restrictions including prohibitions on construction in MANY areas. Title to land within a National Park or Reserve does not insure your ability to develop it....and in some cases strictly prohibits your use.  Therefore, prudent investigation with a qualified professional should be realized before investing.

TROPICAL BOTANICALS AND VARIETY FRUIT TREES WITH ROOM FOR MORE....THIS PROPERTY IS A GARDENERS DREAM.

BETTER HOME and GARDEN ON 2 BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPED FENCED LOTS NEWLY REMODELED   TOTALLY FURNISHED TURN KEY 3 BEDROOM 2 BATHROOM HOME with 1441 SQ. FT. LIVING SPACE.  LARGE KITCHEN, LIVING and DINING PLUS FLORIDA-STYLE SCREEN PORCH.   ALSO INCLUDES GARDEN STORAGE WITH LAWN AND LANDSCAPE EQUIPMENT. INCLUDES CAR.   Asking $150,000.00 Click For Inventory and Photo Tour

DARLING AND IMPECCABLE HOME.

Top Picks For Fishing Get-Away Homes

BEACH HOUSE with BONUS LOT

Cottage Style Beach House on Playa Cacao is accessible by both public road and waterfront entry.  2 bedroom, 1 bath with screen porch, boat ramp and gardening areas galore.... Recently re-furbished and CHARMING!  Electricity, Water, Direct  TV, Cellular services. Total Area in possession 8,023 m2

.    Asking $200,000. 

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Playa Cacao Beach welcomes incoming yachts as they navigate the entry of Golfito bay past the homes  strung along the coast. As part of the Golfito Forest Reserve, it's under the protection of MINAE. But it's not 'the boonies' with it's own community organization, sidewalks and street lamps, a school, restaurant, 2 cantinas, a launch ramp,   city water, electricity and Direct T.V.... No roughing it here! Located with-in  the forest reserve, development restrictions and limitations will apply.

Sport Fishermen & Retirees
A Great Residence or Rental
Here we have it, folks! Newly remodeled, fully furnished, 3 bedroom/2 bath, large kitchen and utility room, rooftop terrace. Air conditioning throughout.  Professional security system attended by a local company. This home also includes the adjacent lot - fully fenced with it’s own motion sensor security system to protect the vehicle storage area for your car and boat on trailer or if you’d prefer, it could easily be given up to your construction project.-An office, a second home, or simply an addition to amplify the existing home. A second story addition over the existing home could extend over the adjacent lot as well to triple the square footage of living space relatively economically, and take full advantage of the view potential this site offers overlooking Golfito Bay. Urban zoning. No problem pulling building permits. A rare tranquillo cul-de-sac location in Pueblo Civil of Golfito.  Very clean and nicely furnished. This would be a natural to offer as a ‘vacation rental’ when you aren’t in residence.
(Renters currently in occupancy)
Asking $195,000.

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A Private Waterfront Home on
Golfito's Cacao Beach Front

SALE PENDING
Surrounded by the rainforest reserve along the coast of Golfito Bay.... This Playa Cacao property offers triple wide frontage of more than 350 feet at the shore. It's picturesque location offers a mooring in front in the calm bay making anchoring of your sport fisher out front a snap. A small private pier leads to your door and a boat ramp to your large skiff storage & tackle garage. Primary access is by boat only (5 minutes from Golfito). If you don't feel like running your own skiff, taxi boats run around the clock. This place was built by a Canadian ex-pat with a carefree fisherman's lifestyle in mind.  Two master bedroom suites are set off a gourmet sized kitchen.  A covered veranda with tile and ceiling fans overlooks the bay front with a gracious  living-dining area for entertaining tropical style. It makes a wonderful retirement or second home and most recently has been offered as a vacation rental with success. Designed to lock up tight with extra security features, this is one of the few homes where you can turn the key and go without the need for a caretaker on the premises. This one really could be your dream home!  

$225,000

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New Listing on Market
(PHOTO COMING SOON)

Waterfront Home. New Construction.
1 bedroom plus 1 bath, living room, kitchen and veranda. 12.5m x 7.5m construction over the bay.

$195,000. U.S.

Golfito's La Mona Eco-Residential development is being offered in three phases. The Phase I lots near the highway feature an adjacent recreation center, pool and guest cabinas. These lots vary in size from approximately 1,000 sq. meters to 1210 sq. meters. They are bordered on three sides by rainforest, a year-round stream, and have a generous common green at their center and adjacent to each parcel.  Currently valued from $65,000 to $85,000, depending on lot size and location.

Enjoy an Eco-Lifestyle
New on Market

Golfito's "Home Green Home" Project in La Mona looks like a winner to us -  an excellent concept and Prestige-Property  development. This could well be one of the areas best investment opportunities this season.... and certainly the areas most promising neighborhood for new construction.

 
 




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The La Mona Eco-Community is offering a unique residential area to owners who value a lifestyle surrounded in green in every sense of the word. Beautiful views of the hills and valleys, abundant natural forest surrounds and professionally landscaped common garden zones and entries will enhance this community- emphasizing the common standard of preservation and responsible development as part of the upscale and progressive vision.  Although the trend is not a new one, 'green living' concepts and esthetics are only now being introduced and offered to those desiring a superior home site in the Golfito area.   Support for your  active lifestyle will be a common feature as well with areas  infrastructure for entertaining and recreation.  A community meeting center and recreational room, central pool, guest cabinas, picnic area, horse trails and hiking paths offer a wealth of exclusive amenities to residents and their guests.  With maintenance by an Association of Owners, the integrity of the eco-concept will be preserved and guided by the desires and goals of the like-minded investors and residents. Only minutes to the local Marinas and town center and less than a few miles to the airport, hospital, supermarkets and duty free shopping, not a single convenience is compromised.  Water and Electricity to each lot.  Architectural consultation and Construction assistance available.

     

The main road through the project is just now being completed, connecting all three phases of the development with well engineered drainage and surfacing techniques to create a lasting, durable entry for residents and guests. It  meanders gently up to an elevated mesa with incredible 360˚ vistas. The twenty-five spectacular Phase II & III view lots on the mesa range from 2-6 acres in size.  These lots are valued from $115,000 to $195,000 with consideration to size, location and view. All lots include private drives, 100 amp electrical service, and underground water service.

Ex-Pat's are ♥♥Loving this
Quiet Countryside Neighborhood...
And here is your chance to get in below market value. Comparable sales in the area indicate that  this should be listed higher. Perhaps this is the 'fixer upper' that many of you tell me you are looking for?!  It's got 4 small bedrooms, 2 baths, a service porch and newly tiled living-dining room and kitchen. The front parking patio is tiled and enclosed with security bars. A refurbishing was begun and suspended before the listing came in. A buyer would need to finish the job - but should be able to pull this off and still net a good under-market investment. The lot is 570 s.m. with plenty of area for both a large addition and patio in back plus a detached workshop or boat storage to the side. There are mature fruit trees and a bonus garden along the street in front of the home that is yours to enjoy as a part of the neighborhoods new community green zone project. The "neighbors" behind this home are of the 4 legged "moo-ing" variety, with acres and acres of lovely pastureland your backdrop is expansive green backed up to a mountain ridge of rainforest wilderness.

Motivated Seller MUST SELL QUICKLY
$65,000.00  "Market Value"
Asking $54,000 firm

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Hillside House 5 Minutes From Golfito
 
Ready to Move In!  A cozy place with 2 bedrooms and 1 bath only 5 minutes to Golfito Bay front marinas and town, this rural area home sits on 1 acre. You'll have lots of room for gardening and many friends have commented that the garden trail leading to a westerly facing plateau is actually a great place for a future little guest cabin. Head up the path behind the home about 30 meters and there is a lookout over the bay where the sunsets can be enjoyed and a great 'yoga spot' was placed by a former owner. Take a look at the view you'll enjoy from up there!

Motivated Seller has reduced to make this one of the best bargains on the Golfito market today – Lots of land and a great little home for an awesome bargain price. Bring offers!  $42,500.

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The caretaker reports his next project will be to make a trail to the knoll where there’s a view out to the Golfo Dulce.

MOTIVATED OWNER REDUCTION $299,000

A trail into the woods at one border.

  Lovely Rainforest Lot For Construction

This parcel may be perfect for your private retirement home! A naturally wooded site in the countryside, this area is prime territory to explore if you are looking for a natural setting to place your home or project. Only 7 minutes from Golfito waterfront, it's got springs of water, electricity on the road in front and it's in the apex of an area "gaining momentum" with new neighboring 'up scale' construction plus a recently launched sales campaign for what promises to be Golfito's most exclusive housing development including a golf course, parks and recreational areas.... This hidden jewel is priced to sell quickly at a fraction of what others are asking. Clear possession. 

Asking $55,000 USD (28,094 GBP)
Motivated Sellers will listen to offers.

About 5 Hectares of POTENTIAL!
Follow this road past the pastures and teak farm...but don't go beyond the old "monkey reserve" and you'll arrived to the parcel. Check it out- and call us to learn more!

On The Road to Golfito

Old homestead lot with water and power comfortably setback from street traffic.  Great home site or business location minutes from Golfito city center.

Asking: $23,000 USD (11,748 GBP)

 

New Luxury Homes at 
"The Gateway to Golfito"

The First 2 Homes of this stand-out luxury project are approaching the finish line…and now is the time when choices in finish details may be made. The Classic design of these beautiful homes will lend itself well to almost any taste or finish from warm rustic artisan touches to slick elegant modern style. Each home has 2 bedrooms with master sized bathrooms, verandas and picture windows to view the forest and tropical surrounds. Spacious living room with high ceilings, guest powder room, wet bar and beautifully appointed details…  Modern all electric kitchens and laundry with built-in teak cabinetry. Top quality appliances included. Aprox. 2,000 square feet on 2 levels. 

A NEW Gated Development
$365,000 USD “Turn Key” unit price.
(186,442 GBP)

The finished project will include 5 to 7 more luxury residences with elegant common areas including a pool, BBQ Rancho, tropical landscaping and gated entry. Convenient to local marinas and Golfito town center, this project may be the lifestyle you are seeking.

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Golfito Waterfront Properties

A Bay With-in a Bay, you will find no finer yacht anchorage in the tropics than Golfito.  Homes of boat enthusiasts and marina development plans are catching on like wildfire on the shores of this area.   Calm waters with good anchor holding and pier sites plus the convenience of a bustling port town make this waterfront zone very desirable - Both commercially and for private homes. The pacific, gulf and river waterways are a sport fishermen's dream. The jungles behind are full of birds, animals, tropical fruits, trails and an abundance of pre-Columbian history as this bay was home to one of Costa Rica's Indigenous fishing communities.

Golfito enjoys the unique and rare ability to offer some of the only titled properties along the coast of Costa Rica.  But outside of the town center, most properties are along the Maritime Zone or located in a National Park or Wildlife Refuge Area.  Strict regulations and building prohibitions apply.  Zoning Plans may be pending and applicable building restrictions should be confirmed.  Available documentation on properties are reviewed by Tierra Mar prior to listing for understanding of the property status to date, but buyers are advised to complete a property review with the assistance of a qualified attorney before investing to assure full understanding.

 Properties along the Costa Rican coastlines are subject to Maritime Zone Regulations, National Park and Forest Reserve Laws.  Restrictions Apply. 

Re-Development Potential

"A Port Town with Classic Character", much of the property Golfito can offer will be "Diamonds in the Rough" - From the old 1940's Banana Company neighborhood homes to the ram-shackle waterfront,  - " fixer upper's" and tear downs give those with a mind for redevelopment an established infrastructure and quaint locations for new construction. Like dominos falling, one can see the movement around town as older neighborhoods undergo facelifts and long overdue remodels are giving new life and personality to old homes....Resulting in great retirement and retreat possibilities for $20,000 to $200,000. plus your ideas and TLC! Tour with us and we can show you a number of renovated homes -gems, formally "fixer uppers" now enjoying a second life in the hands of an ex-pat retiree who took the time and minimal investment to turn the property around. Sometimes a little imagination can take your dollar a long way... Along with a competent local carpenter!

RETAIL STRIP & hotel
Large commercial building.  7 commercial-retail spaces below and an Old 19 Room "Walk-Up" Hotel above.  All commercial spaces are occupied at present time, but hotel is only partially operational offering economical rooms to a few "locals" on a month to month basis and renting an occasional room to a budget traveler.  Situated on Main Street in front of Golfito's busiest grocery store, the location is convenient to all services and the taxi-bus routes. The front end of the hotel looks over main street and the backside looks over a couple "custom luxury homes" to the bay. Lot size: 625.3530 square meters plus Lot in Back 317.50 square meters. This hotel is about 40 years old and in need of a remodel- rebuild.  Investors will appreciate this location for it's future potential.... Not only as a hotel, but it would be a suitable location for convenience apartments, professional offices, more retail space or a centrally located restaurant-bar. The small adjacent lot in back offers room for more construction or a private parking area.   
Asking Price: $460,000 USD  (234,968 GBP)
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Land Sea Services is proud of advances made in Golfito to further the humane treatment of dogs and cats. Community groups such as ZAPPA and McKee are reaching out to give low and no-cost care to 'under privileged' and street critters, greatly reducing the population of homeless animals in our area. Your contributions make possible the Low Cost and Free Clinics being sponsored by area volunteers and veterinarians. Each contribution of $10.00 sponsors a dog or cat that wouldn't otherwise be able to receive vaccinations and spaying - and wouldn't have been considered adoptable! Your  generous contribution of $200.00 will sponsor a neighborhood clinic with free services to 20 needy animals.  That's a potential reduction of over 100 unwanted births in a neighborhood in the first year alone.  Do the math?! It's a loving and needed investment. Please consider supporting our "pet project" by bringing a donation to our office when you visit Golfito. Receipts will be given along with our THANKS!  Volunteers for Clinic Days are always welcome.
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