For people buying land

Know what the land is before the money moves

Water that dries up in the dry season, forest you may not clear, a park line or a community title on the map. TERRA reads them from public records in a minute, before you make an offer, and names the source of every figure.

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Pages from the TERRA report

SummaryWhere can you build?The parcel in one picture
Pages from a TERRA report on 72.6 ha in Hojancha, Costa Rica.
Two people walking a red-earth track along a fence line into forested hills in Costa Rica.
Photo: Outward Bound Costa Rica · Unsplash

What goes wrong

  1. 01

    The flaw shows up after you buy

    No water in the dry months, forest the law protects, a park boundary, a community claim. Each one sits in a public record somewhere, and nobody put them on one page before you signed.

    TERRA answers itWater, forest history, protected land and community land, read together for your boundary.

  2. 02

    Everyone advising you is paid on the sale

    The agent earns when you buy, and often works for the seller too. You learn what the land is from the side that wants the deal closed.

    TERRA answers itA reading with no commission on the sale, and the source of every figure on the page.

  3. 03

    One visit, on a good day

    A green week in the rains hides the dry season, and a flight costs more than a reading. You come home with photos.

    TERRA helpsRain through the year, the longest dry spell, and what to check when you stand on the land.

  4. 04

    You can build, until you can't

    A slope that needs special engineering, rural land where a house is not allowed, trees that count as forest whatever the listing says.

    TERRA helpsSlope, forest and protected land read before you sign. The permit stays with the authority.

What TERRA does not do

TERRA does not check the title or set the price. Your lawyer and your appraiser keep that work, and the reading tells them where to look.

What TERRA reads for you

  • Water and watershedRead on draw
  • Protected or indigenous landRead on draw
  • Slope and soilRead on draw
  • Forest cover and its historyRead on draw
  • What to ask before you signIn the reading

Before you start

Does this replace my lawyer?

No. It tells you what to ask them, and shows where the public record goes silent.

Every figure names its source. Where the data is silent, the reading says so.

The reading · free

One page to take to your lawyer before you sign.

The reading opens on the land at a glance: the five pillars as one drawing, a strength, a risk, an unknown, and the first thing to check on the ground. Every figure under it names its source and date, and the reading says where the public record goes silent.

  • Private readings

    Every free reading joins the public wall. A Pro reading stays off it: no listing, no corpus, no link anyone else can open. Publish it later if you choose, or never.

  • Compare

    Two or three parcels side by side, pillar by pillar. Pick what you are choosing for, a lodge, a reserve, farmland, water, and the ranking re-weights in front of you.

  • Reports

    A printable report for any reading. The maps, the narrative in full, the risks and what stands against them, and the checklist for the day you walk it.

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The land at a glance on a TERRA reading: the five pillars of Monteverde ridge drawn as petals around the score, with a strength, a risk, an unknown and the first move beside them

Buying land

Read the parcel in private before you make the offer.

No card. Sign in with your email and Pro opens. Before Pro starts charging, $39 a month, you get at least 14 days' notice by email and decide then. Nothing is charged unless you choose to pay.