For nearly a decade I've practiced real estate law right here on the Guanacaste coast — including Nosara and the beaches around it — as a licensed Costa Rican attorney and notary public, trained at the University of San José. I built this firm on one promise: precise work, straight answers, and results you can count on.
Whether you're buying your first beachfront lot in Nosara or closing a complex development, I handle every stage personally — title and due diligence, corporate and trust structure, notary and closing — in plain language, in English or Spanish. You deal with me, not a rotating desk of associates.
My mission is to make buying property in Costa Rica safe, clear, and worry-free for the people who trust me with it. Too many foreign buyers lose money to problems that were entirely avoidable — a defective title, a maritime-zone concession they never truly owned, a corporation carrying someone else's debt.
I exist to catch those before they cost you. Ethically sound counsel, strategic advice, and a lawyer who actually answers the phone — that's the standard I hold on every single file.
Nosara is Blue-Zone country — surf, wellness, jungle, and a community that guards its character. Buying here is less about beachfront glamour and more about one question: can you actually build and live on this lot? We make sure the answer is yes before you buy.
Much of Nosara’s value sits in the hills and the Reserva / American Project areas, under the covenants of the Nosara Civic Association. Lots can look wild and open, but access, water and buildability are anything but simple — a right-of-way may be unregistered, a well or ASADA water letter may be capped, and association rules shape what you can build.
We do the groundwork a Nosara lot demands: registered legal access, a real water source in writing, the association’s covenants, and environmental setbacks — so "someday we’ll build in the jungle" stays a plan, not a dead end. Before you buy, you’ll know exactly what your lot can become.
One lawyer, personally — with the buildability due diligence a jungle lot demands.
We pull the property from the Registro Nacional, confirm the owner and liens, and verify the three things that make or break a Nosara lot — registered access, water, and buildability — before any money moves.
We advise how to hold it — personally or through a clean structure — and put a proper purchase agreement in place with your deposit protected and your conditions (water, access) built in.
As a Costa Rican Notary Public, David prepares and executes the deed and registers the transfer — handling your Nosara closing from our Sámara office, in English or Spanish.
The same care whether it is a titled hillside lot, a finished home, a water-rights question, or an association covenant.
Here’s exactly what we check before you commit — the buildability traps that catch buyers in the hills.
A Nosara lot with no legally registered access can be landlocked on paper — a dirt track a neighbour "lets you use" is not a right-of-way, and it can vanish when they sell. We confirm a registered legal way in before you commit.
Nosara’s wells and ASADA allotments can be capped or restricted, and no water means no construction permit. We verify a real, permitted water source in writing before you’re locked into a lot you can’t live on.
Much of Nosara sits under the Nosara Civic Association’s covenants and environmental rules, which shape what and where you can build. We read them against your plans so there are no surprises after closing.
From Sámara and Nosara to Tamarindo, Flamingo, Conchal and Santa Teresa — local knowledge that protects your purchase, wherever on the coast you’re buying.
A laid-back Pacific beach town — from titled lots to beachfront concessions, we handle Sámara closings end to end.
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The Gold Coast’s busiest market — high-value transactions, corporations and concessions, done right in Tamarindo.
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A sought-after market of distinctive homes and development — title, due diligence and the buildability a Nosara property demands.
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A mature market of condos, homes and lots — condominium and title due diligence, done right in Coco.
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The Gold Coast’s luxury end — the marina, high-value homes and development, handled end to end.
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From laid-back Brasilito to gated Reserva Conchal — covenants, title and due diligence covered.
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Nicoya’s boom town — legal access, water and buildability checked before you commit.
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Straight answers to the questions we hear most in Nosara — written by the attorney who handles the closings, not a copywriter.
Tell us about the property — we'll tell you exactly what to watch for. No obligation.