Certain countries like Costa Rica and Panama use the US dollar as their currency.

If you buy a condo it is exempt from RAP under Costa Hawkins. 

A roof cost a roof.

It may cost a little but at least you get another perspective. 

It cost a  more, but problems like that are typically avoided with the floor coming up. 

They have gotten to be pretty tough, at least in Costa Mesa.

Electric alone will cost a significant amount of money, have you seen prices on materials lately?

My intention is to gain a 10000 foot view to start with regards to legalities of ownership (example, Costa Rica allows fee simple ownership, but through a corporation owned by the investor), lending - will the country you wish to invest in have banks willing to fund or is it best to find funding within country of citizenship...

Even converting my one oil boiler to gas using Carlin Combustion GasPro would cost as much as just buying a gas boiler http://www.pexsupply.com/Weil-Mclain-381-357-800-CGA-25-38000-BTU-Output-Boiler-Spark-Ignition-Nat-Gas As for my burnt boiler... its a Remco from 1981... will try to work new boiler into lease extension..

A lot my new investors go with the BRRRR- buy, rehab, rent, refi, repeat because that will stretch your initial upfront cost as far as possible.