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All around you are colorful flowers and magnificent mountain views. You're with fellow RETA members enjoying a sweet ocean breeze and a cold drink close to the pool.

The reservation team are working hard to field your calls, answer all questions and assist RETA members in locking down one of the 18 villas available.

At 1 p.m. ET today 18 members of our little group will have the chance to lock down a villa in a boutique community from the incredibly low RETA-only price of just $208,000.

We have this deal because of our RETA edge...we get in first...before anyone else even knows about this deal.

When I first arrived in the heart of Costa Rica's Southern Zone, Ojochal was a tiny place, just a few stores at a crossroads. As always, I took a closer look. I explored down thickly forested roads and got into the hills, combed the beaches...and I found some fine restaurants run by passionate expats intent on serving the best and freshest food.

In Costa Rica's Southern Zone demand is sky high and climbing. It's one of the most beautiful places on earth. Vast tracts of primary forest run down from the mountains to a coastline hemmed with magnificent Pacific beaches.

It's one of the world's most beautiful bookshops, a stunning Neo-Gothic mix of stained-glass windows, elaborate wood carvings, and floor-to-ceiling bookshelves.

That's what it costs to scour the world for killer opportunities. I'm on the road six months out of every year. My team too. This year so far I've been scouting in Asia, all over Europe and Latin America...and there's a lot more travel coming.

I'm writing to you from Ireland. Close by is the harbor town of Cobh where pastel-colored houses are stacked up steep hills and a cathedral towers over the ocean. Cobh is popular with cruise liners. It was the last stop of the Titanic