Real estate agents are not highly regulated in Costa Rica as opposed to North America.  

Is this normal cost or high?

For almost $100k a lot you want a pretty high NOI to make sense of it, like over $300k IMO I agree.

Much of the country is at high risk between fires, hurricanes, tornados, tidal waves, earth quakes, rising tides, etc.  

Lots of areas that pencil very well on paper but the quality of renter you will get is going to eat into any profit you may think you are getting.

I've even seen agents that will finance repairs with a lien to maximize sales price for their seller.Who you work with matters and will mean the difference between a quality BRRR that cashflows or a property that doesn't work.I love to talk real estate.

you can use a DSCR loan if your DTI is too high for conventional. 

Interesting I thought, that they have that high of a rating.

This is a straightforward process that we’ve followed to consistently deliver high-performance properties, and it does not require secrets or gurus.

Again, treating folks with housing support funds with the same dignity and respect as everyone else, usually nets quality clients that listen and do their best to follow the rules.