I have found people to partner with to do deals, and have earned back double my cost of joining after only being in the group for 1 year. 

We are new to the real estate industry but we are building a family owned business to earn an honest living while being able to provide and instill good ethics and morals into our children.

Median household earning $79K/year doesn't have $400K-$800K cash in a bank to buy the houses, much less finance it with 7% APR.

., they are going to get the accurate, honest review that they earned, not some lame response like, "We're sorry that you felt like checking in one night early, was not appropriate". 

Several of my investments have foreclosed or gone into default, and my earnings were negligible, but I have always gotten my money back.

The thing that lead me to invest in Costa Rica was a desire to own a property in Costa Rica first.  

It could work, but a long ways from the virtual certainty you should desire if investing your mom’s money.  

After 12 months, you can fully rent out the property if you desire, without needing to occupy.2nd homes are designed to have another place to live in a "resort type" area or when commuting to a different state for work.

Recently, I had one of my units evaluated by a property manager, and he suggested that I could potentially earn around $2,000 per month for one of my units in a 4-unit property located just north of the campus.

As a frequent Airbnb user, I personally wouldn’t choose a place just because an influencer recommended it.If you’re compensating in perks, that might work, but if I were in your shoes, I wouldn’t spend my hard-earned money that way.