Hey Eric, appreciate you laying out the journey.. sometimes, real estate can feel like a marathon where every mile has a new surprise, rght?

Focus on fundamentals: buy below market value, have strong cash flow (or a clear path to creating it), and maintain sufficient reserves to weather any unexpected challenges.If you’re strategic and stay patient, this market could create opportunities that lay the groundwork for long-term success.

Because why would you kill the goose that lays the golden eggs?

Most lay people have zero idea how to get through a transaction.

Maybe you saw this from the Tico Times already, but it lays out mostly depressing details on getting a mortgage in Costa Rica: http://www.ticotimes.net/realestate/25-mortgage-ti...Please post back here if you find anything!

I don't understand why  OP wouldn't just  either execute the plan as layed out, or.....just flip em or keep them and rent.

I think they contain solid information and will help lay a good foundation as a beginner (Haha, I'm completely new to real estate as well, btw)I'm also going to be reading the following books, and hopefully I can finish all by the end of this month:1) The ABCs of Property Management2) The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing3) Long-Distance Real Estate Investing How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Rental Properties (this might be the most important one to me personally)4) The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money DownIn addition to reading, I'm consuming crazy amounts of youtube videos, and I'recommend you do this as well.

For example, if you are buying in an area that is in are 1980s and above, you might run into a roof that is tile and the paper under the tile needs to be replaced the day you close.

I am definitely juggling a lot, laying the foundation to eventual financial freedom is fighting tooth and nail for every inch.

If you’ve got strong tenant demand, proximity to top employers, or even access to public transit, you’re laying a solid foundation.