A Voluntaryist Co-housing Community,
overlooking Lake Arenal in Costa Rica is offering a Partner Opportunity for $150,000!
Our 55 acres of agricultural land contain 32 beautiful residential lots.
They are offered for sale in two phases.
Our property is not a concept waiting to be built. All our Phase One properties have water, electricity and internet installed. The constructions sites are delineated and are ready for construction now!
Phase One and its 11 properties represent our Founder Opportunity.
4 properties are sold, and 6 properties are for sale with a special Founders discount of $25,000 for $150,000.
The 11th property [Lot 6] has a recently constructed 3-BR home on it, which is ready for occupancy. This property, lot and home, are available at $475,000.
When these properties are sold, our buyers and the 4 current owners will be the Founder Partners and each will own 1 quota (share) in a Costa Rica Limited Liability Corporation, known as MPA S.R.L. the Marenal Partner Association.
Phase Two consists of 21 properties. When Phase Two is released, each purchaser of shall also receive 1 quota in MPA and become a full member of our Community.
But there are more benefits!
Franz Xaver Meier, our founder/developer will donate the valuable commercial properties fronting Highway 143 to the Marenal Partner Association. MPA will become the legal owner when all 11 properties in Phase One and 11 properties in Phase Two have been sold. These 4.6 hectares of highway-frontage are valued at $950,000 to $1,100,000 currently.
Franz, who is the sole owner of MFGK S.A., which owns the commercial property, shall deposit the property titles with Muralegal, our local attorneys and notaries. They will hold these lots until a transfer to MPA can take place as per our agreement.
Until the transfer is completed, MFGK shall be responsible for all taxes and maintenance expenses. After the transfer, the MPA will assume the ownership and maintenance of the commercial properties and their associated expenses.
All Partners holding a quota in the Marenal Partner Association will be 1/32 owners of these valuable properties.
What are the reasons for Franz Xaver Meier's generosity:
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He wants a solid economic future for Marenal
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He wants the Marenal Partners to decide how best to use the properties, which may be years down the road
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He believes in the future upside in value and the Partners ability to adopt the best use of the properties over time
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He would like to retire in the near future
What an Interested Party learns when you contact us:
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Early contact provides the widest selection of lots.
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It locks in your price while maintaining your lot selection position
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It gives you the widest choice of dates for your personal Marenal visit
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Find out about financing and payment options
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Their next steps to make an offer and become a partner
What a Future Partner receives at the Time of Purchase:
Founder Status: you can become a member of the governing council, if you wish, and You can set the tone and create the precedents for what Marenal becomes
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Governance authority: 1 quota in the MPA, gives you a voice and consent power over all decisions
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Commercial property stake: An ownership right in the commercial properties, when the MPA accepts the properties
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Direct access to Franz and the Partners: Interact with Franz at any time during the pioneering phase
About Voluntaryism and Sociocracy Governance
While most of our readers are familiar with the terms of liberty and freedom, and believe that they are free, more and more people realize that we are actually controlled by the leadership of our top-down democracies.
Voluntaryism and Sociocracy are bottom-up systems where the individuals are the sovereigns who determine their life choices.
Voluntaryism simply means that all participation is voluntary and free from coercion.
Sociocracy ensures that community decisions are reached through consent, not by mere majority vote.
A Co-housing community believes in cooperation without coercion. It is essentially an intentional community in which private homeowners share and own common spaces, and members support one another with shared resources. We want to become a multigenerational community where our residents maintain full economic independence but with reduced economic and environmental impact.
If you are not yet familiar with these terms, we recommend an easy read by Jack V. Lloyd "The Definite Guide to Libertarian Voluntaryism", available on Amazon (We have a free copy for you when you visit us.)
For more information on Sociocracy, we suggest "Sociocracy For All" by Ted Rau. It lt is also available on Amazon and a copy awaits you when you visit.
The book "Creating Cohousing: Building Sustainable Communities" by Kathryn McCamant and Charles Durrett is considered the best on the subject.
We see Marenal as becoming a beacon of light in the darkness of confusion created by oppressive forms of Statism that has changed human beings into mindless followers. Let us become the spark that lights the fire of truth and freedom!!
This is Franz Meier's Life Vision and Mission, and we hope from the bottom of our hearts that you will join and support us.
However, since Marenal will be partner owned, they will have the option and the right to choose how they will operate the community ultimately.
To help you on the road to enlightenment, we recommend, among many others, such books as Murray Rothbard's "For A New Liberty", Ludwig von Mises "Human Action", Friedrich Hayek's "The Road to Serfdom", or "The Market for Liberty" by Morris and Linda Tannehill, and other books by such Freedom Lovers as Thomas Sowell, Robert LeFevre, Rose Wilder, Randy E. Barnett, Ron Paul, Hans Hermann Hoppe.
These and many others pointed me in the right direction on the road to freedom!
ABOUT FRANZ and his Management Team
Franz Xaver Meier, 87, is a former owner of restaurants in South Carolina, USA, and was a boutique hotel manager, a commercial real estate company owner, and a building material factory owner, producing advanced building panels.
He was for ten years a Vice President at Charles E. Fraser's Sea Pines Island Resort on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina.
When he moved to Charleston, he brought several restaurant concepts to South Carolina, eventually employing over people.
He was recognized by the City as one of thirty-five visionaries who shaped the City of Charleston.
In the year 2000 he purchased this property and named it Marenal.
Franz, our founder, lives now on-site full-time. His residence was completed in 2024.
His children, Silja and Xavier own successful businesses in South Carolina, and are Founding Partners. They will continue to maintain Marenal, should Franz decide to retire.
Our property manager, Ariana Ugalde is the manager of GLP S.A. , our Marenal operator, and a Founder co-owner. She has been a decade-long employee and loyal associate. Ariana Ugalde and her family live on the property.
Please check out the capable team of associates we have assembled. See the TEAM
For more information click on the Franz Meier History and his Team Description.
WHO BUILT THIS
Franz Xaver Meier
Franz purchased this land in 2000 after concluding that a plan "B" was necessary. He purchased a second property in 2004 and operated it as a cattle farm. He sold the cattle farm in 2022 and used the proceeds to fund Marenal's development. Everything here is paid for. We have no debt and no outside investors.
During his forty-year hospitality career, Franz served as Vice President of Food and Beverage at the Sea Pines Resort on Hilton Head, SC. He also owned a factory producing advanced building materials, and a commercial real estate company. He owned several restaurants and was the founder of the Charleston chapter of "La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs", a world-famous food and wine society. Charleston recognized him in 2010 as one of thirty-five visionaries who shaped the city.
Franz is eighty-seven, lives on-site full-time, and guides Marenal's development. Succession is planned: his son Xavier will oversee operations and finances, and his daughter will advise on health, exercise, and nutrition. They will ensure that the MPA concept continues.