We have known Janet for nearly 10 years. She has always been a wealth of resource and a very competent and professional agent for all transactions we have had with her with multiple properties. Janet is well regarded and respected by her colleagues and in the community and is a good friend to many. She always conducts herself in regards to her business and in her personal life with authenticity and integrity. This is ultimately why she receives many return clients and many referrals. Purchasing property in another country can be a bit daunting but Janet makes it as smooth and easy as possible…you cannot go wrong with having her in your corner.

In Costa Rica, it is very important to work with a realtor who has experience and understanding of the full due diligence and sales process for this country as well as the complicated, ever-changing marketplace for values, competition, and buyer appetite. Ben is a fantastic seller's advocate in all these areas. First, when establishing the asking price of our home, Ben helped us determine what additional effort we should make before the listing to assure we maximized our value. Then, just before launch, he recognized a recent increase in values and decrease in inventory in our region and suggested we make a significant increase in our asking price....

We had the pleasure of having Benjamin Rutherford, from Blue Zone Realty, as our realtor to sell our home. He gave us some recommendations to make our home more appealing for a quick sale. We followed his advice on having the entire exterior, including the roof, re-painted, new sconces, which he had made and some landscaping. Benjamin also increased our asking price before listing, due to his great knowledge of the market and what our home offered. He kept us apprised at all times of anything pertinent. After an open house and then a few showings in the next couple of weeks, the house sold very quickly for what we wanted. The closing process was als...