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

Most people who invest internationally invest in short-term rentals and, unsurprisingly, that's what Mark is asking about.

But it takes time and energy from internally motivated people who take responsiblity.

Take some money and invest in traveling to places in the U.S. and international markets that interest you.

Offered to intern/work for him at half the pay as his personal assistant if he would teach me everything he knew.

When we built up the triplex, we set it up so that each of the 11 rooms can be rented out individually (all BR, except 2, have their own bathroom behind an electronically locked door).

I have many international clients in search of property but want to invest in the U.S. just need a realtor to guide them, so I'd be happy to connect and swap info.

They are a new international mortgage lender in Costa Rica.

If the project is in Canada then I would look to an attorney that understands international law as it could be more complex.Personally for something along the lines of what you are doing I would look to partner with another developer vs trying to raise the capital as that will be less labor intensive.

My main account has all the rents deposited and all expenses deducted such as mortgages, some utilities and an electronic payment app connected to the account to pay contractors.