Often, I am not able to keep all of my ira funds invested in active loans so I would like to be able to keep the money that is not invested in loans in a liquid "money market" type of fund on a temporary basis.

Hey All, I'll be traveling to Costa Rica for a wedding and wanted to explore the market while I'm visiting.

In this I hope that I can link with someone that can provide more insight into the local market.

Also, confirm market rents support your investment.

I would recommend joining local facebook groups of hosts (if they exist) for markets you are trying to get in to. 

While this is a great and highly motivating goal, most people are either clueless or incorrect in their belief as to what is required to obtain this “lifestyle”.Understanding of the “how to” get there is further obscured by the misleading, and often patently false “pathways” sold by real estate educational MARKETING companies as workshops, upsold to association memberships, upsold to mentorships.

Has anyone here been successful in permitting a conversion?

Unless you are finding off-market opportunities direct to seller, I can't imagine the deals working on BRRRR.

BP Rookie podcast has a pretty good content on Airbnb, however mostly success stories.

I tend to be partial to REIA events, which have chapters in most larger cities/markets.