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Daniel Berkley

CEO, Green Coast Investments

In Costa Rica since 2004

  • 0Years in Costa Rica
  • 0+Buyers & families guided
  • 0+Property closings
  • 0+Development projects marketed
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Career totals through 2026

Daniel Berkley is the CEO of Green Coast Investments and has lived and worked in Costa Rica since 2004. Over more than two decades on the ground, he has guided hundreds of families and investors from the United States and Canada through one of the most consequential purchases they will ever make: buying property abroad with confidence, clarity, and a realistic view of local market conditions.

His expertise spans the regions international buyers search most often. In the Central Valley, Daniel knows gated communities, residential neighborhoods, and the infrastructure questions that matter when relocating full-time or maintaining a second home. Along the Pacific Coast, he has deep familiarity with Jacó, Playa Hermosa, Manuel Antonio, and Dominical — from beach-town condos and luxury estates to investment land and hospitality-oriented assets. He does not speak in generalities; he speaks in cantons, title records, access roads, and what a property actually costs to own over five or ten years.

Daniel specializes in work that protects buyers before money changes hands: title due diligence and fee simple verification, evaluation of gated communities and HOA structures, and investment-property analysis tailored to North American buyers who need USD-denominated thinking, remote closing coordination, and honest guidance when a deal should not proceed. He has seen what goes wrong when buyers skip verification, and he built GCI's process to make thorough due diligence the default — not an upgrade.

Green Coast Investments operates a nationwide agent network backed by the company's MLS platform, giving buyers consistent listing data, professional presentation standards, and direct access to local specialists across Costa Rica's active markets. Daniel works inside that system daily, collaborating with GCI agents, coordinating showings, and ensuring that every listing on the public site reflects the same quality bar clients expect from a Compass- or Sotheby's-level experience — adapted honestly for Costa Rica.

His writing in the GCI Journal carries the same standard: practical guidance for relocators and investors, without recycled expat-blog advice. Daniel's perspective is shaped by repeated closings, not conference-room theory — and by respect for how personal a Costa Rica purchase is when children, retirement, or generational wealth are on the line.

Buyers who want to speak with Daniel directly can reach him on WhatsApp when they are ready to explore a specific region, property, or next step.