Getting a referal of a legal document online may be convinient, it may cost a lot of time, money, and headaches later on. 

My dream property is a property I own in Costa Rica, which is a 2 bed/1 bath on 13,000 square feet of land within 60 seconds walk to a surfing beach, in a small beach town of 500 people, located 25 minutes drive from a larger beach down.I plan on building a surf shed to house surf boards, a large swimming pool, a bbq area, fruit trees throughout the property, install a streem with a small waterfall and fish, then tear down the existing house a couple years down the road and put in a 5 bed/6 bath house, use it for myself every 90 days, going there with family and friends, the rest of the time rent it out short term rental.   

We just finished setting up our Costa Rican short-term rental (well almost, we still need to hand the curtains and the wall art).

These plans typically cost a bit more to establish due to the legal work, but in most cases will save you considerably over the long term.

Our most recent purchase was a condo in Costa Rica, which we rent on AirBNB, and it's doing great.

Appliance don't like to sit unused for years...just by sitting there, you killed a few years even if it did work initially The refrigerator was gonna die soon.....if you want to squeeze a few bucks out of a 6 year tenant to offset that cost a bit, that's your personal decision.

I've been researching new construction vs. buying, and I find that many articles say that new builds may cost a little more up front, but can save in other ways in the long run.

They don't look at the cost as much.

This will cost a few hundred dollars but in the grand scheme of things it is a great investment.

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