Year-Round Creek Home on 3.5 Acres in Tinamaste | 3 Bed / 3 Bath

Just outside the small mountain town of Tinamaste, this 3.5-acre property offers cool breezes, real privacy, and a year-round creek running through its own patch of forest. It's the kind of place where you start the day with a cup of local coffee, look out over the yard, and count the birds landing in the tall trees.

The main home is a single-level, 1,500 sq ft house with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, and it comes fully furnished. The spacious living room opens onto a kitchen with quartz countertops. Through the patio doors you'll find a large covered wood rancho and a jacuzzi, with plenty of deck space for meals outside or a morning yoga session. The jacuzzi isn't set up with heating yet, but help is available to get it connected if you'd like.

The land used to be a coffee farm and was later reforested with hardwoods. The neighboring properties are heavily treed too, so wildlife moves through often: deer, tepezquintle, coati, and the occasional howler monkey. The ground around the house slopes gently, which leaves plenty of room to build more or plant fruit trees and a vegetable garden. Higher up there's a second flat building area that gets a glimpse of the ocean at certain times.

Head down toward the creek and the forest gets denser, with hanging vines and a rainforest-to-cloud-forest feel. The creek flows all year over a series of flat bedrock cascades known locally as "laja," and a few swimming holes could easily be built there. Further upstream, water from the same creek is pumped up to the home and filtered for drinking.

For expat buyers thinking about relocation, this is Costa Rica real estate with a mix that's hard to find: a move-in-ready home, extra building sites, and a living forest around it. Listed at $689,000, it's a strong option among Costa Rica homes for sale in the hills above the coast.

Tinamaste sits in the mountains above Dominical, so you get cooler air and quiet living while staying a short drive from the beach. Dominical is known for its surf, laid-back cafés, and a friendly international community. You can spend the morning in the cloud forest and the afternoon on the sand, which is a big part of why Dominical property for sale stays in such high demand.