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No one is ever happy: owners, tenants, vendors.  

My husband and I purchased our first Costa Rica property last year and were advised by our agent that in almost 6 years of working in that market he had only ever seen 1 American Couple successfully obtain a mortgage in Costa Rica and it was from Scotia Bank. 

On the other hand, I feel one of the main advantages of passive investments (via syndication/crowdfunding) is that I can hire a manager who has years more experience than I can ever hope to obtain myself.

Two things are certain, 1) taxes are lower today than they've ever been in the past 80 years. 2) they are certain to be higher in the future.We should all be focused on paying the lowest “lifetime tax bill” not the “lowest tax bill this year”.By paying 20% and settling up my long-term capital gains is not a bad deal.

If you ever have the desire to sell please let me know, Best of luck! 

Both approaches can work—you just have to decide what feels right based on your timeline and goals.Good luck with the closing, and feel free to reach out if you are ever looking in Indiana! 

Now I have no idea on if or when the project will ever be picked up again.

I have two other properties with that bank so if they make my life difficult ever I have a lot loans I can pull from them and move to other banks.