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Originally Posted by crockett
so in other words as long as you aren't scamming people you probably wouldn't get in too much trouble. 
sooo how do you go about financing houses down there anyway..  |
Na... no problems as long as there is no scamming crockett.
That can be a sensitive issue mainly due to others coming into the country and trying to run all kinds of serious scams in the past - and then being thrown out or, in the case of US citizens, chucked on a special plane and escorted back to the US for trial re other offenses.
Any webmastering or related type stuff is no problem and nobody bothers ya.
It is far better to get financing outside CR - it's far cheaper. Like.. if you are a US citizen, there are companies specializing on finance rates which are more in line with the US than expensive local rates.
The local currency is colonnes, but better to keep funds in.. eg dollar or Euro accounts and only change currencies as needed. Both colonnes and $US are commonly accepted in stores etc.
Most of the banks here are foreign owned - around 84% - the major one being Scotia Bank (Canadia).