Weeks later found another buyer, barely qualified, a pain to work with, does not respond half the time, red flags all over, seller is motivated.

And then reality kicks in - the construction was painful - finding decent contractors, inflation, scope creep - all the usual **** made worse by the fact that nothing is particularly easy in costa rica besides ordering cocktails.

Kind of a pain and also both less transparent and less efficient than before, but not drastically different. 

The level of pain you experience evicting someone really depends on the state you live in.

It's a pain in the butt, but at least it's a one time filing. 

And if your investor friend’s private loan helps fill in any gaps, it might be worth considering that short-term pain for long-term stability.What do you think you’d focus on first... paying off that line of credit as fast as possible or jumpstarting the renovation to boost cash flow right away? 

Appreciate you sharing your post/pain points from a buyers perspective.

Personally that would be a pain to maintain and do lol

The fact that you think the tenant is a pain has nothing to do with how you maintain the property, you could be creating legal and maintenance problems for yourself by not taking action. 

I used to use the biggerpockets analyzer but it was a pain to login to the BP site everytime.