Costa Rica is expensive and it generally doesn't work from a pure investment point of view, unless you're not very demanding from an ROI point of view.

Where are you getting this idea that I’m a pure cashflow investor from? 

If anyone out there has these same interests I'd like to meet for lunch (I don't drink coffee). 

I have typically done 3 color schemes in my rentals (ceiling Lowe’s Maintenance Paint, walls S-W On the Rocks, trim S-W Pure White).

What I am about to say next is not a matter of opinion, this is pure fact that is backed up by numbers!

I've stayed in properties that offer a small selection of drinks or cheeses from local farms but have never seen it scaled to other aspects of the property.I'm wondering if any STR investors out there employ a similar arrangement?

Now if you want to discuss all the iniquities going on out there, my favorite is about Wills where heirs or claimants to Estates of wealthy and upstanding decedents go to extreme length to forge signatures, force executions of will under duress when someone is ill and dying, well, that's an interesting subject to discuss over a nice glass of drink to contemplate on human nature.

Once I rent it out it will cash flow 1000 a month.In regards to the new build, definitely building is more to the tune that this is going to be the home I live in for 7-10 years as oppose to purely economics.

Recently started a "small talk" discussion which is a focused content section followed by pure, good ole networking.

These are the few numbers I have (purely based on first conversation) Her operating costs are about $900-$1000/month. about $450 for the county to come inspect once a month, costs of upkeep, meter reading, invoicing etc.