Medford also just voted to increase property taxes which is another reason to act. 

In order to defer all of the tax you must purchase a replacement property that is at least as much or greater than what you are selling for.

Why would the government waste our tax dollars paying higher rents than the market?

Our dollar is losing value so you need to be with a solid operator in institutional assets that cashflow in markets while hedging inflation with tax benefits. 

While both involve finding and properly securing a site and bringing it to full entitlement, the ground-up process includes the land piece but gets way more involved and complex to execute.The full "Monty" for ground-up development needs to include financial literacy, an explanation of metrics, and how they work.

. $500,000 was tax free due to being married.  

I could also see 15% corp tax and the whole no tax on tips thing.

It is better suited to someone who loves Costa Rica and would like a property that they can spend a few months a year at if they would like and still cash flow after all maintenance and utilities and taxes.  

I help business owners and investors raise capital usually connecting them with partners who can secure $75k-$100k at 0% interest for 12 months.

- Securing the property- Removing the waterIf your furnace was stolen, you may need to get propane heaters to facilitate water removal.