Move to Costa Ricawithout the guesswork

We're not for everyone. If you want to explore, the free tier is the right place to do that. If you'd rather do this yourself with the right tools, On Your Own is built for that. If you want the shortest distance between deciding and actually being settled, that's Guided.

Free information is everywhere, and most of it is outdated or wrong the moment you find it. Even the good pieces just become one more voice in the echo chamber, with no plan for how to actually use it. Turning accurate information into a plan you can execute is where we've put the real work: the guides, tools, and resources that don't exist on the free tier.

You like doing your own homework, you just want it in one honest, current place. You get the full toolkit: provider directory, step-by-step guides, and the checklists that keep you from missing something expensive. Most people land here, and it beats piecing your move together from twelve Facebook groups.

It's still information without someone to weigh it against your specific situation. That's fine for a lot of the process, and it's exactly why the checklists exist. But relocating is unpredictable in ways a checklist can't always cover, and a good number of people who go it alone end up back home sooner than planned. If that's a risk you'd rather not carry alone, Guided exists for that reason.

Guided means you don't have to do this alone. Aaron, Patrick, and the team are in your corner over email, WhatsApp, and video, and we've spent real time in these towns. We know which providers are worth calling and which town actually fits the life you're building, not just the one that photographs well.

The stuff that shows up at month six: a residency file stuck on a step nobody mentioned, or a town that felt perfect in February and turns out to be somewhere you don't want to spend the rainy season. We've watched people do everything right and still get stuck.

We also won't tell you yes just because you want to hear it, the way AI or a broker with a deal to close might. Most of what people pay for here is a quick, honest answer to a question you can't really Google.

Email us at hola@yourpuravida.com and one of us will answer. Ask the awkward questions too, the ones about whether this is a good idea for you at all. We would rather talk you out of a move that doesn't fit than sell you a plan for one.