. - near lowest delinquency, late payment, and evictions in the country.  

Credibility Package - $7,800 reduced to $5,800 if you sign up right away. 2 to 3-month payment plans available. 

All interest payments flow back to the Roth IRA and HSA tax-free. 

What was nominally a 52k down payment turned into close to 100k--12k in closing costs, 12k in extra payments, and about 25k in labor to help me get it ready when I realized I couldn't get it all done by myself working evenings in a reasonable amount of time (plus I knew I couldn't do the egress windows myself). 

Question is, if I have the means to put a high enough down payment on a house to be cash flow positive (assuming my expense estimates are accurate, etc.) is that something that I should do?  

There are significant details that I'm choosing to leave out regarding rent payments and balance left for the owner as you terminated the lease early. 

Run the numbers as if you leased the property from him at 10% x the value of the home( not including 1,000 acres) in lease payments @60% occupancy.

They need to have enough disposable income to where they are not dependent on a high return, they need to be adventurous, they need to love the idea of owning a property in Costa Rica, and they need to have a very high level of trust in you and your ability to manage a property well in another country.

I have never missed a monthly payment. 

Many late payments" is never grounds for eviction.