Your increased insurance cost, as a result of their negligence, has already cut into your profits and will have to be added on top of your annual rent increase next year to recoup your losses.

At one of the real estate investor retreats that I held at my properties in Costa Rica last year there were some retreat attendees that were less experienced than others.

I am in Costa Mesa and my goals are similar to yours - and I am having to consider alternative areas for investing due to the constraints around cash flow in the OC . 

As you are living in the house now, are there things you can do over the next 5 months that wouldn't cost a lot, but would increase the sales price?

The real estate attorney should be able to handle it all but it will cost a little more. 3.

It didn’t cost a lot of money, but it took a lot of time (about 4-5 months) to completion.

I'm not particularly fixated on single family although they'd incur lower cost as I don't have to pay a lot of utilities.

Things like water service upgrades, electrical service upgrades, windows, and ceiling heights and egress come up a lot (and cost a lot). 

Ladies, Gentleman..I am looking into building a vacation rental in Costa Rica, (4 bedroom house with detached ADU) anyone have experience in international new construction? 

If they don't pay I can sue them in small claims and get a judgement, will probably cost a few hundred dollars in court costs.