I will be hosting a mastermind retreat for experienced millionaire investors (100 or more REI deals) out of my properties in Costa Rica in April.

Of course, actual finish materials such as tile, countertops, etc. vary in ACTUAL  cost a great deal, so you need to know where your figures land within a range of costs if you do not fine tune each estimate.

However, being self-employed really increases that cost, as you are the employer covering it now.

Despite hearing all the rumors on how much of a headache it is being a landlord I went for it anyways.My model was to invest in a nice unit that cost a little more upfront to hopefully attract responsible tenants. 

@Alton Pettit people who want to live in Hawaii only say that because they have never been to Costa Rica.

My kids will be out of high school in a little over 4 years, and I may want to move to Costa Rica or something

Most are the same cost as when you're learning a system and running your own - and they can talk to you about the types of lists that might work for you.Lists are the least expensive part of your campaign.

They do limit the search volume though so i've graduated to bigger and better tools that cost a little extra and have some hoops to jump through to get signed up.

My thought is that getting some of my experience wholesaling will serve me in multiple ways: - I will be looking for the sorts of deals that I will want to find- I will calculate the deals, as if I were the investor- I will, hopefully, establish a good relationship with current investors- I will, hopefully, be generating some cash for myself to put towards investments in the futureWhy do all this for a business that has such a low % of success.. cost a ton of money up front and unless your very very good at sales marketing etc..

If it would cost a developer $35,000 each to buy the "dirt" for a new condo and they can get the same permitting by cashing in a TDR credit, that's an extra $13,000 per unit profit for the developer.