I am just beginning my real estate journey and would be appreciative of any advise.

I advise all of the people that want to buy another property inside of a year to use a Wally Wrap because they write a wrap around the wrap so that the seller has an asset to show their next lender.

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. 

Please advise!

@David Lewis:-) I advise most of our members to read "Acres of Diamonds" then let's have a discussion, if you want?

A guru called this gator lending but I would strongly advise against borrowing funds for a down payment.

Anyone have any advise when it comes to liability/insurance if i have a pool at my airbnb? 

@Placeholder PlaceholderOne word of caution I would advise: If a community or local government is enacting restrictions and also regularly enforcing them, then its often a reflection of the local community sentiment which increases the chance of a neighborhood or nearby resident calling you in if they think you may be running an STR.

Great insight and advise.

Agents are also advising you to look for expensive mistakes (like checking the sewer which could cost 5-40k) and using their network and contacts to find homes off market or FSBO.