Hi Folks , My first post. We have a small finca, almost two years now. We don't live there full time. We have had a couple of volunteers to watch the property for a few months. That worked for a while then fell apart. We have also hired a local couple for a few months but did not last because the let the new plants dry up and placed a lot of blame on lack of transportation. Mostly complained that we visited too often. and now we are looking for someone to stay /work over the winter. Winter is a few months away but tico time is slow so planning as far ahead as possible. SO my question to you is: what is your best technique for getting a good caretaker and keeping a good caretaker? Also what kind of expectations are just too high for this type of arrangement in CR? If you want to add info about the benefits/pay you offer that would be interesting to compare. We have paid utilities and fuel. Have also paid for transportation. In one case we paid a wage for hourly for a few months but this kind of back fired when we were not in CR for a few months.