It also requires gaining a level of sophistication and knowledge that not everyone has the time, inclination or ability to do.

So it requires more significant or sophisticated value adds.  

$20k for the sophisticated investor class, and then only two passive deals at $50k each .

Even when they run into a problem?

I also run investor retreats out of them so they serve multiple purposes.I would say that it takes a specific person who wants to invest in Costa Rica.

My guess is they have low level of book keeping sophistication. 

That’s a bold claim to make ON the forum run by his publisher.

Just looking at their website,  there is no useful or helpful information that a sophisticated investor would normally require (to even give them a chance of being considered).

It also requires gaining a level of sophistication and knowledge that not everyone has the time, inclination or ability to do.

They can separate themselves from traditional real estate investors by building a robust EIN Corporate Credit ("Ever-Increasing") investment infrastructure that allows for faster portfolio expansion and more sophisticated financial maneuvering.