I ran an O&E and I got:- "notice of election and demand for sale by public trustee"  this is for about 350k and I assume is the lender whom he didn't pay- "MERS assignment of deed of trust"  I'm not sure what this is but I think it's related to a quit claim deed where he added his wife to the deed thinking it would shield him from foreclosure.

Difference in weather, culture, etc. might be too much year around for you to enjoy.

Unfortunately, although we have plenty of production for the U.S. the next two major producers are Iran and China.  

Pop culture has made it acceptable to vilify property owners/landlords because they are the "nemesis you see" when you cannot pay your rent. 

Risks:Legal and cultural differences might pose challenges.

Darrell,I ran into a similar situation last year. 

I was very interested in Margaritaville also but when I ran the numbers, when factoring the HOA, MGMT, resort fees, ins, ect, it was a complete disaster!

So I ran my numbers and I will discuss below. 

When looking for information on who the company applicant is, I ran across this info directly on the Fincen.gov website:E.1.

I ran number multiple times but my estimation seems not great as I am not sure what percentage I should allocate monthly expenses as the recommandation is a range such as 5%~15%.