Keep in mind if you buy another primary residence, you'd have better rates, terms and can pay as little as 5% down for multi family up to 4 units.

The builders right now are also offering some very nice incentives, like rate buydowns and free property management. let me know if I can help in any way and best of luck. 

Make sure to run the numbers on DSCR, CoC return, and cap rates to ensure profitability.

If anyone has experience with their lead quality, conversion rates, or overall value, I’d love to hear your insights.

For the $525K property, with the low mortgage rate(you will probably never get a such low rate), it might make sense to hold onto it for now, especially if you can still sell it as a primary residence within the next three years and avoid capital gains taxes.

Next, I'd get my electrician in there STAT to give me there quote to get it done. maximum scope, account for all variables, not a "hopefully it's just..."

For the most part, due to interest rates, breaking the 1% cap rate still won't provide positive return after expenses.

.#4 Closing costs look super high, but they may be quoting you some kind of rate by down.#5...Hopefully your vacancy isn't 8-10%, but always tough to tell. 

Second Street is an international mortgage lender actively investing in Costa Rica.

Tenants in many markets already believe they pay too much (contrary to recent studies that show rent to property values have never been lower for the large US cities).If my insurance costs are not double my current rates over the next couple years, I will be pleasantly surprised.