Quote from @Levi Perl: The purpose of background screening is to determine a level of risk, and then you decide if you can mitigate that risk.How does a DUI conviction from three years ago impact the tenant's ability to pay rent or maintain the property?

It is a podio based crm with lots of cool abilities.  

They force you to take instant bookings without any ability to screen guests.

Continue reading as much as possible and couple that with your ability to network and meet people in the industry. 

They need to have enough disposable income to where they are not dependent on a high return, they need to be adventurous, they need to love the idea of owning a property in Costa Rica, and they need to have a very high level of trust in you and your ability to manage a property well in another country.

Here are a few reasons to use the deferred sales trust over the 1031:The Deferred Sales Trust (DST) gives you the ability to sell high and buy low and relive the 1031 pressure of 45 day and 180-day deadlines.

We have the ability to prove and back up everything we say.

You have to possess the ability and desire to navigate it.

@Kyle Atans  for me for the younger investors or starter investors is  at least use that 100 or 200 a month positive to paydown debt at an accelerated rate it will save them a ton in the long run and if they can get them paid off in 10 to 15 years that's a good thing.. its not like saving 1200 a year is going to materially affect their ability to buy unit number two and if its that tight not sure owning rentals is that great of investment anyway.

Check with your tax professional about your ability to deduct the interest on a HELOC from your taxable income.2.