They wanted $1.2M to payoff  maturing HML on a $2.5M property. their credit was 580 and we told them we would not give you a loan but we would buy the property from you for $1.2M, provide you with a 12 month lease with an option to buy. in 12 months you either buy it or its ours. 

You do need to have steady employment, decent credit, and not be drowning in debt.

INstead of just saying "no" we asked them to check with their credit card company if they offer travel insurance yada yada.. we got a 5 star review form them without giving a refund.

You spend 500.00 bucks or so for an hour or two from a very good attorney who specializes in foreclosures and have them walk you through it  in person in their office..

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Norada was basically borrowing and owing unsecured debt, like a revolving credit card debt.

Since they're low income/tax credit, they just don't make the kind of money needed to pay those huge premiums.

H there, I'm a certified international property specialist and while i don't personally specialize n Costa Rica,  have several colleagues who do.  

Commuting isn't ideal but if you can "get on base" with a property/househack a bit outside of the city you can potentially cashflow a bit more, and benefit from an appreciating market that isn't quite as HCOL as a mecca like Boston.My brokerage specializes in multi family investments and househacks in particular around central MA.

I do not use a property management service to advertise and have always used Zillow to advertise, previous references, housing records, credit checks etc