For the educated real estate investor, Costa Rica offers a very prosperous future. The country basically has the perfect fundamentals of an upward cycle: For starters, new capital is being invested very rapidly, demand for housing is through the roof, and supply of north american style homes is low everywhere. Costa Rica's location is also a major attraction, as its a simple flight from the United States. Capital from all over the world is arriving here almost as fast as the foreign retirees. In addition the U.S. has close to 100 million baby boomers that are going to seek out retirement areas. In Costa Rica they will see benefits that are simply unmatched: economic stability for one, in addition to political stability, friendly people, sonderful climate, very affordable cost of living, high quality affordable healthcare, and simply amazing natural beauty. In asddition to the US boomers, many Canadians, Europeans, and other foreigners are also considering Costa Rica retirement. They