HOUSE FOR SALE or RENT - San Isidro de GRECIA - GR102 - 4+ Bedroom House with COOL Pool with Fun Slide, 2 Jacuzzis - yet in the heart of NATURE!!

FOR RENT
or - Ultimately
FOR SALE
in San Isidro de GRECIA, Costa Rica

LARGE • UPSCALE • BEAUTIFUL
AMERICAN DESIGNED and DETAILED
4+ Bedroom House FILLED with Perks
(like a Pool • Solar Heat • 2 Jacuzzi's • a FUN Water Slide and LOTS MORE!)

GR102 is a great Transition Home for those coming from the U.S. that aren't quite ready to jump into the more ultra basic standards of so many Tico-style houses - as your home was DESIGNED and BUILT by an AMERICAN so there are LOTS of touches that are hard to find in Costa Rica - everything from LOTS OF Electrical Outlets throughOUT the house (both inside and even OUTSIDE) to DISHWASHER, 2 Jacuzzi's and LOTS more!

This Beautiful upscale 4+ bedroom (PLUS office), 3.5 bathroom FURNISHED home with North American standards has all the amenities you could need - YET - it is perfect for the NATURE LOVER as you are surrounded by green for as far as you can see - so great for someone who would like to plant fruits, veggies and herbs - heck - you can even make your own chicken coup and have fresh eggs every day in this house as you don't have neighbors on top of you to disturb (the nearest neighbor is about 2 blocks away so you have LOTS of PRIVACY!).

Also RARE here is if you didn't notice - NO bars on the window which is the status quo in Costa Rica!  They've felt so safe in their time there that they didn't need them (vs MANY places in Costa Rica)!

WiFi

Do you have a job/business where you get to work from home via the internet?  In GR102 you have a pretty strong (by Costa Rican standards) ICE WiFi.

LOCATION

GRECIA is a nice town with what many say has close to pretty great weather pretty much year-round with temperatures averaging around the low 80's and at night around the 60's) and with many amenities!

Your home is nice and private as it is set back 200 meters on a dirt and gravel road from Calle Rodriguez road in San Isidro de Grecia.

SAN ISIDRO (de Grecia) 

VICKI'S COMMENTS AFTER STAYING IN SAN ISIDRO de Grecia for a few weeks:
What a SWEET little area!!  The catholic church is the center/hub and of course across the street there's a soccer field!

GR102 is located 15 minutes from Downtown Grecia by car. The bus goes right up Calle Rodriguez, but because the house is set back 200 meters/2 blocks from the house on a gravel/dirt road (especially not fun in the Rainy Season) - you probably would want to have a car (I have a GOOD North American standard - English Speaking LEGAL taxi driver I can share information on if you need him in the mean time!).

You're about 45 minutes to Alajuela (the Airport), 45 minutes to Atenas, 20 minutes from the beautiful Oxcart and Furniture making capital of Costa Rica - Sarchi and 40 minutes to San Ramon.  For your Culture • Shopping • heavy duty Medical Fix - San Jose is just an hour away and Escazu is only 45 minutes on the new Pista del Sol highway! 

Need a BEACH FIX??  Puntarenas or Jaco are just a 1-1/2 hour drive!

So basically - you're about in the middle of many points!!!

BRIGHT and BREEZY!!!

Throughout the house you have LOTS of WINDOWS so the house is quite bright!!!  And you have great air-flow (so far the current owner has not needed heat or air conditioning!!).

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And now - the

TOUR OF THE HOUSE

Drive up 200 meters (2 blocks) from the main road - up a tree filled gravel and dirt road to your Electric Gate!  Here you have a 2 car garage with a Garage Door Opener.

MAIN LEVEL

•   Walk in your front door to your LIVINGROOM with BIG Picture Windows and a Big Screen TV!
•   The stairs Up are to the right. 

 •   The KITCHEN•DINING area is off the Livingroom giving you an Open Floor Plan. 
You have Frigidaire appliances, a gas stove (great for those rare days when the power goes out for a bit), DISHWASHER (RARE), Refrigerator with ice maker and Water Dispenser (there is a place for a non-working Water Filter BUT if you would like that YOU would be responsible to provide the new cartridge [best to bring that from the U.S.]), Toaster Oven, Microwave. You have LOTS of cupboard and counter space as well as an Island (with a chair there) and a nice Walk-In PANTRY.  The owner even left you a Food Dehydrator, lots of kitchen gadgets, a nice FOOD PROCESSOR and even an ICE CREAM MAKER!   You have a Bar with 2 Bar Stools!  There's even a small Dining Table there.
•   There's also a LAUNDRY ROOM with Washer and Dryer and and a 1/2 bath and a
•   4th•Guest BEDROOM and Full Bathroom.

OUTDOORS

Nice size POOL with a FUN Slide, a BIG HOT JACUZZI that can fit up to 12, a Rancho (little party area), an outdoor Bathroom and an OUTDOOR SHOWER

VIEWS!  VIEWS!  VIEWS!!!
Being at around 5,000 feet elevation gives you GORGEOUS VIEWS•VISTAS for MILES!!!

(Raspberry Bush)

GROUNDS:

Get up in the morning and walk out your back patio to pick your own ingredients for Smoothies off your abundance of Fruit Trees - 4 kinds of bananas, 4 kinds of citrus, 2 kinds of berries!

Or pick you own herbs as the owners have already planted them for you!

And there LOTS of room for YOU to grow your own veggies (or plant flowers - whatever feels right for YOUR needs!!)

AND - the land is PESTICIDE FREE!!!!!!!

UPSTAIRS:

•   The spacious Master Bedroom has a large Walk-In Closet with built-in shelves, Ceiling Fan and an en-suite Bathroom with a Sweetheart JACUZZI bathtub for 2 in front of a large picture window with gorgeous views! 

•   2 Bedrooms share a Bathroom in between them ("Jack and Jill" layout)
•   Office or Playroom is a small room with a built-in desk, cabinets and a shelf AND . . .  an AMAZING VIEW!!!  What more could you ask for if you've got to work??!!

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SOLAR!

A Solar system heats the water and helps keep your electricity bill down while helping the Environment!

SIZE IS EVERYTHING

HOUSE:  350 m2 (about 3,767 square feet)
GROUNDS:  5,000 m2 (about 1/2 a hectare or 53,819 square feet) with BEAUTIFUL VIEWS and overlooking a little RIVER•RIO!

YARD

The WHOLE yard is FENCED IN SO . . .

PETS

Because there is a fence around the grounds - you MAY be able to have a pet here (with references, approval and a Pet Deposit).

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WHO PAYS WHAT?

LANDLORD:  For full priced rentals - the landlord pays for the Gardener, Internet and Sky TV with lots of channels (in Spanish and some in English) including 5 movie channels.

TENANT:  YOU pay for electricity, gas and telephone and other living expenses plus you bring your own linens (sheets, towels, etc.).

NOTICE: 

GR102 is such a great price for all you get - BECAUSE - it IS for Sale (which could take quite some time in this economy and with the high end price tag) so ULTIMATELY the owners would like to have Rental Tenants that would keep the place neat and tidy and be open to showing the house with a 24 hour notice.

HOW MUCH??
RENT:  

$1,500/month

BUY:
$500,000-U.S. $s

WANT TO SEE MORE PICTURES?

SarongGoddess.com/Other/4SaleRent-GR102-GRECIA

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GRECIA

With a population of around 76,000, GRECIA has been called the

"Cleanest City in Central America" 

(quite the feat in Costa Rica!!)!!  It has a nice size Expat Community if you're looking to connect with other English-speakers - just head to the main park (just in front of the beautiful unique Metal church - Iglesia las Mercedes - youtu.be/UEYRpnIOc4Y • youtu.be/cZgJWjLhBa4 • youtu.be/uwh7A15LDyo [a focal point of Grecia]) or Cafe Delicias.  Want to interact with the locals?  You have LOTS of Ticos (what Costa Rican's call themselves) in Grecia.  Want a balance?  There's an on-going Conversational English Hour where expats help the locals improve their English!  Their Feria•Farmer's Market is quite the thing and is on Friday and Saturday - youtu.be/Cdqm8V1tObo and their Mercado Central•Central Market is by the main bus area - youtu.be/vXm9GZzyVcg  - and a nice Park where lots of gringos hang out  •  a Mall (Plaza Grecia) with 5 Movie Screens (many movies shown in Costa Rica are in often in English with Spanish subtitles) and MANY choices of restaurants (including Goddess forbid - Burger King, KFC, Taco Bell and McDonald's now [where you hardly see any North Americans]).  There are many celebrations and events that happen throughout the year - youtu.be/B9LyuUacqiI (this video features the big celebrations around Costa Rica's Independence day - September 15)   There seem to be some expat gals that live in Grecia that often attend the Newcomers women's group and the Women's Club of Costa Rica so you might be able to catch rides in for those. 

For more information on Grecia check out:

youtu.be/ikQBGY2YaOA
NetworkedBlogs.com/nVwWE

KIDS

The neighborhood has LOTS of kids - though they're ALL Ticos and there is a Private school in town that's only about $150 per month, BUT - it's NOT in English (but what AWESOME opportunities for ALL kids!!!)

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GR102 has just about everything you need awaiting you -
just bring YOUR own toothbrush, personal things and linens! DOES GR102 SOUND LIKE YOUR PERFECT HOME to create NEW MEMORIES??

Can you see YOURSELF enjoying your pool in GR102?

CONTACT:
E- me today with the names of the people interested?  What you're interested in (rent or buy)?  When you're looking to move?  Along with any unanswered questions you may have - and I'll (Vicki Skinner) give you a DIRECT CONNECT to the owners!

LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com

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