@Paul Shannon Great job asking about the fee structure.

I had already decided when their lease was up they were getting a hefty increase, which encouraged her to move on after a few months of M2M.  

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

.$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. 

They would cash his checks (even huge ones like $20k) for a small fee, and he would take the cash and pay his guys.

I guess it's just too many factors to consider and it easy to get overwhelmed and cannot get accurate info and estimation when I conduct analysis (ex. property tax rate, insurance, maintenance fee, rent, repair, closing cost, etc.)