Recommend:1) Speaking with a landlord-tenant attorney about your options2) Keeping an eye on the property -> ask your old neighbors to do so if you are too far away.3) Try to do a surprise visit to catch who else may be staying there.

A surprised one, but a fan none the less. 

No surprise but property taxes (up another 16%), insurance and utilities are all bumping significantly.

What was the most surprising thing you learned when transitioning?

Investors want a premium on mortgages over the saver treasury bill, historically about 1.7%, but currently more like 2.5% which gets us back over 7% for 30y fixed.I would not be totally surprised if we see 8% in Q1.

I’m honestly surprised that BiggerPockets would partner with a platform like Stessa without pushing them to fix some severe bugs first.

This doesn't surprise me though, as properties in Costa Rica are way less profitable than people think they are.

The results might surprise you.

•What challenges or surprises should I expect?

You'd be surprised at how many people are looking to work with real estate developers to generate returns higher than the market, but they don't widely advertise this.