@Lindsey Konchar    I assume you plan on moving back into this house when you move back from Costa Rica?

This is an incredible community to call home!

Is this a good deal relative to the area?

Not specific to this particular coaching program but I am generally skeptical of anyone who teaches others how to GP multi-family real estate transactions.

This seems to follow the general overall trend of lower cost areas winning at the expense of those with a high costs of living.

We would take this house in return for a 500k property that is NNN leased.  

We have final site compliance plans in Columbus Ohio for large development projects and the only people that can do them are either an architect or a civil engineer. an architect is more versatile but the real knowledge is a civil engineer but you need to be able to stamp it for accuracy and you are putting your professional experience on the line. it has nothing to do with zoning. civil engineers don't really help with zoning that would be done by an entitlement group or zoning attorney. degree is probably mandatory before you can become a professional engineer but yes there is incredible demand for those services in our market. for subdivision development as well this is amazing skillset to have.  

Quote from @Alex Brown: Seeking recommendations for a CPA or Tax Strategist who specializes in RE and REPS Status.This post should help:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1222774-expla...And none of us is allowed to offer you our services as long as this post is in the tax forum.

This step by step process is all laid out in Scott Trench's book "Set for Life".

Speaking with my brothers this past weekend we talked about trying to keep the house in the family by buying it from our cousins.