Testimonials

If you are fortunate enough to have Melanie Engel of Flamingo Beach Realty work for you and with you on real estate, then by all means do it. The first thing I realized about her was that no one can possibly work harder than she does. So, when she messaged me that she wanted to schedule a showing of my property at 2:00 the next day, I cautiously confirmed with her that she meant two in the afternoon rather than morning. But, I would not have been surprised if she was making a 2:00am appointment. Due to her expertise, dedication, tirelessness, constant marketing, valuable relationships, and incredible reputation, Melanie presented me 3 offers the first week on the market. I had a Contract and Pending Sale in 9 days and closed on the sale 3 weeks later. All of this was timely orchestrated to immediately return to the closing attorney to finalize the purchase of my dream home, also found and professionally organized by Melanie!”

We then used her to help us buy our dream oceanview condo in Flamingo. Selling or Buyering property, she has been the most helpful! We would recommend her in a heartbeat!

This is Corie & Nick Ferrentino and we purchased our dream home in Las Ventanas Playa Grande. Melanie Engel is our real estate broker.

Melanie put us together with an incredible lawyer Mr. Gonzalo Rojas (my husband refers to as the doctor), who guided us through the laws of purchasing property in Costa Rica. Upon us flying home to follow all of the rules to buy property in Costa Rica the virus pandemic of Corona broke out and all the borders were closed!

This is when Melanie really showed us how honest and trustworthy she really is and an amazing person to work with, she is helpful, kind and gave all the information a realtor should. When the virus broke out this when she really became someone I am grateful to have in my life. We just bought our dream home and now we can’t get there!

Melanie has kept me up to date with what is going on in Costa Rica, she has been making sure the people who work at the house are doing their jobs, making sure the home we purchased will stay in the same condition as when we bought It. So yes Melanie is an amazing realtor, she also is now my friend and someone I know I could turn to if I needed help! That is going up and beyond her job description! Thank you Melanie for all you have done for us! We can’t wait to come home!

Dealing with Melanie Engel from Flamingo Beach Realty has been an overall delight! We first discovered Melanie when we Googled realty companies in Costa Rica’s Gold Coast. Flamingo Beach Realty’s website stood out from the competition with its excellent reviews, great photos, and a plethora of real estate options.

More importantly,Melanie’s story pulled on our heartstrings as we instantly felt a connection with this Canadian lady who had visited Costa Rica on a family vacation and then decided to make Costa Rica their new home! My husband and I are both from Toronto, and had only visited Costa Rica once, ten years ago where we got engaged, see photo. We promised each other that we would return to the dreamy Gold Coast on our 10th anniversary, but instead we were hit with the Covid-19 pandemic.

Isolating during the winter was rather depressing, yet it allowed us time to reflect on what we wanted in life and that was to own a home in Costa Rica. For us, Melanie was our guiding light. We felt confident in this remarkable lady right from the start because she exudes deep passion and knowledge of the area and has strong communication skills and many key contacts who helped us with our foreign investment, including the legalities, property management, home insurance, etc.

We really enjoyed the virtual tours of the properties that Melanie had showed us including the fine details as well as the surrounding area such as the neighbourhood, restaurants, grocery stores, parks, beach, etc. These insightful tours were nearly as good as being there in person. So, we ended up purchasing our dream home virtually! Modern technology in real estate was an exciting and convenient experience, especially during the pandemic.

We wish we could buy more properties from Melanie as we will miss her but instead, we have already recommended her to our family and friends so that we can be somewhat a part of the exciting real estate process all over again. Melanie’s upbeat and positive spirit is infectious; and she is truly a top-notch trusted individual and realtor.

Melanie is an outstanding realtor. She knows the market and the business like no other. Additionally, she is responsive and an excellent communicator, often answering questions I have asked about properties within minutes of my request. I have purchased numerous properties over the years and worked with many realtors, and rarely have I come across anyone as good at Melanie.

Gaynor and I just want to thank you so much for working so hard to find a rental for us. We have dealt with many realtors in the past and you surpass them all, especially with your level of customer service, and the fact that you get back to your clients as often as you do.

You are exceptional.

Thanks so much – you really are a star!

Warm regards.

Being part of a High School community volunteer and adventure trip to CR last year had opened my eyes to the beauty and the nice people of CR. And after months of research online, my husband and I had made it a goal to retire in CR someday. We did not expect anything from our short trip to CR but to our amazement, we have found the perfect property for us through Melanie! Being so unprepared, Melanie guided us and helped make the whole purchasing process so smoothly!

Melanie was able to make an otherwise daunting undertaking easy for us! Even despite months of research and understanding what it takes to purchase a property in CR, we were still so intimidated by the whole RE purchasing process in CR that we thought we would never be able to do it. Yet, Melanie was able to make it happened for us! We are still in shock that we actually did it!

Not only that Melanie goes above and beyond by developing a very exhaustive pre-closing punch list for us, but she also ensured that all of the items on the punch list were completed properly and on time before closing! She is truly amazing!!!

We could not thank Melanie enough and will be forever grateful to her for helping us make our dream of owning a property and eventual retirement to CR a reality! We would not have been able to pull it off without her help, guidance and encouragement. We have found a very reliable, knowledgeable, professional and trustworthy Realtor in Melanie but also a great friend as well. We highly recommend that you connect with her for all of your RE needs!

We are so excited of the new beginning, to spend our lives ahead in CR, being part of the beautiful and wonderful country that we can now say our home and most of all, being with the amazingly simple and nice people, it is truly OUR PURA VIDA FOREVER!

We knew on our first visit, that we wanted to own a home for our family in Potrero.

We initially contacted Melanie based on positive online reviews, her detailed website and the fact she was a fellow Canadian who would understand our expectations, our family needs and point us in the right direction.

We couldn’t be happier with our experience with Melanie. She was well versed in the area, had excellent pointers for us in both the neighbourhoods and the homes we went to see. She provided detailed plans for us on the days we went house hunting, and she was extremely responsive to our many calls and emails. Melanie was endlessly patient with answering our long list of questions about the process, who to contact for various needs, all the way to how to set up bills for the house transfer to be flawless.

In the end, we found the perfect house for our family, all thanks to Melanie and we wouldn’t hesitate to give her our highest recommendation. Spending time in Potrero/ Flamingo, we see why she holds such an excellent reputation within the community.

Buying a home abroad can be challenging and even a little scary, but having a well versed, dedicated agent like Melanie made it as painless and straightforward as possible. We felt she had our best interest at heart from start to finish and it is all thanks to her that we are living our Costa Rican dream!