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Tiago Leao — Guanacaste Real Estate Agent
About
Tiago
Leao

I'm a real estate agent with KRAIN Luxury Real Estate, based in Tamarindo and working across Guanacaste's Gold Coast: Flamingo, Potrero, Brasilito, Playa Conchal, and the surrounding communities.

I started in this market at 18, behind the camera, shooting and marketing high-end homes across Guanacaste. Five years later, after a business degree from the University of Florida, I sell the properties I used to film. That path shaped how I work: I market every listing like a product launch, with professional video, drone content, and AI-targeted campaigns that reach buyers in the US and Canada who are actively researching Costa Rica.

Most of my clients are Americans and Canadians buying a vacation home, relocating, or investing. I live here full time, I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and I'm on every call, every showing, and every negotiation myself.

Guanacaste is one of the fastest growing luxury markets in Latin America. Whether you're buying your piece of it or ready to sell yours, let's talk.

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Common Questions

Things people ask before they reach out.

Honest answers. No sales pitch.

Do I need a local Costa Rica agent or can I use someone from the US? +
You need someone on the ground. Costa Rica has no centralized MLS, no standard purchase contracts, and a property market that moves almost entirely through local relationships and networks. A US-based agent cannot walk the land, verify access roads, flag concession issues, or connect you with the right attorney. I live and work in Guanacaste full time — that is not a detail, it is the whole thing.
How does buying property in Costa Rica actually work? +
The process is simpler than most people expect but different from what Americans and Canadians are used to. You find a property, your attorney verifies the title in the National Registry, you sign an Offer to Purchase, pay a 10% deposit into an attorney trust account, complete due diligence, and close in front of a Costa Rican notary. The whole process typically takes 30 to 90 days. Foreigners have exactly the same ownership rights as Costa Rican nationals — no restrictions, no local partner required.
Is Guanacaste real estate still a good investment in 2026? +
Yes — but the window is narrowing. Guanacaste has seen consistent appreciation of 7 to 10 percent annually in premium markets like Nosara, Flamingo, and Tamarindo. Prices are still significantly below comparable luxury coastal markets in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe. Direct international flights from the US and Canada keep expanding, infrastructure keeps improving, and demand from North American buyers has never been stronger. The buyers who moved five years ago are glad they did. The buyers who wait another five years will be too.
What makes you different from other agents in Guanacaste? +
Most agents in this market are experienced but they operate the same way they did 15 years ago — MLS listing, open house, wait. I started in this market as a real estate photographer and videographer at 18, moved into digital marketing, got a business degree from the University of Florida, and became an agent. I use AI tools to target buyers by income, behavior, and location. I produce all the content myself. I run campaigns across Instagram, Facebook, and Google — my content has reached over 1,000,000 viewers through my own channels and the KRAIN network. You get me on every call, every showing, every negotiation — no handoffs, no assistants.
How do you market a property differently from traditional agents? +
Traditional agents take photos, post on a listing site, and wait for someone to find it. I treat every listing like a product launch. Professional drone footage, edited video walkthrough, AI-targeted paid ads that reach buyers in the US and Canada who are actively researching Costa Rica real estate, and organic social distribution that has reached over 1,000,000 viewers. Your property does not sit — it finds the right buyer.
Who are your typical clients? +
Mostly Americans and Canadians — some buying a vacation home, some relocating permanently, some purely investing for rental income. On the seller side, typically expats who bought 5 to 10 years ago and are ready to cash out at the top of the market, or developers looking to move inventory quickly. If you are thinking about buying or selling luxury property in Guanacaste, Costa Rica — this is exactly what I do.

A bad day in Costa Rica
is still better
than a good day
anywhere else.

~Tiago Leao
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