This is probably a question for your personal CPA or if you don't have one, paying a consultation fee to a Real Estate centered CPA would be a good investment. 

@Paul Shannon Great job asking about the fee structure.

Here’s the TRUTH - If the entire Federal bureaucracy shut down tomorrow, within two years ll NECESSARY functions would be performed by private sector and private charities, the charities  which would have more than enough money from donations from the public no longer paying taxes to fund the bureaucrats, the congressman and Senators $25 million each in “speaking fees” the waste and fraud currently being exposed that has the political establishment scared to death, as well as not having their savings robbed by the inflation caused by the currency “printing press”.  

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

I understand that rents will go up over time and my mortgage payment will pay down the principal, but it seems like investing the $1.43mil into rental properties and/or a low fee US stock market fund may work out better for me. 

.$24K in soft costs (permits impact fees etc)$200K (or less) buildout of the house (size tbd on after-build-appraisal) Likely going with 2/2 A frame 1000 sf.

The only thing that I see missing if they are purchasing with hard money debt they may want to factor in 3% - 5% for closing costs (points, fees, title, etc) Thx Zachary!

I have not reviewed BAM's fees but it's likely based on their representation of UNDER 10% "skin in the game" that most of their "investment" is taken from fees deducted from the money gamblers place with them and counted as equity in the deal; this is a common practice in the syndication industry. 

You need to find people who love Costa Rica and would love to own a property there but are hesitant to buy a property on their own where they will need to manage it, and take care of it, and pay for the maintenance and any other fees associated with it.  

Early repayment will mean a 2% fee being assessed.