Now that my relocation from the United States to Costa Rica is eleven (11) days away, the questions regarding my move are regular. 

For the record: Costa Rica is in Central America, one country North of Panama

My move to Costa Rica could be classified as a calculated gamble ... this from a man that doesn't buy lottery tickets or gamble even when staying in Las Vegas.

I have been visiting Costa Rica over 7 years, married a Tica and my son is a native Costarricense – my love of Costa Rica includes all it has to offer (topographically, culturally, etc., etc.).

Several years ago I was fifty pounds over-weight sitting in my Chicago area office during the cold of winter wondering why I continued to live in a place that was either too cold most of the year or too hot during the brief summer months. I then had a brief health crisis that moved me to change my lifestyle while accelerating the rethinking of my priorities. The rest as they say; is history.

Life is short and I’m moving to Costa Rica for the adventure and living of life. My son’s reintegration into his native culture and language are also important factors … he will be completely bilingual, well educated and more worldly due to the many different nationalities and backgrounds that are condensed into the small geographical area of Costa Rica.

However, unlike a retiree or independently wealthy individual - I must figure out how to earn an income to support my family after the move to Costa Rica.  This type of move is certainly not for everybody … if you want life and/or job security, get a nursing degree and move to Arizona (or wherever the baby boomers are migrating state-side).

As the founder and owner of a successful U.S. based mortgage lender, my familiarity in the Real Estate marketplace should allow me to make a living in the ever-growing and hopefully recession resistant Costa Rica market that draws investors and retirees from all around the world.

Admittedly this is a working theory and I fully understand from experience that flexibility will be the only real way to make this a successful endeavor.  If my original ideas don't bear fruit, I am fully prepared to teach Salsa & Merengue dancing to pasty-white vacationers (this is complete humor, I can’t dance … yet :o)

Stay tuned ... for all the planning, this adventure is just getting started!