We are looking towards Real Estate,  maybe investing in long term lease with solid tenants...... or mortgage money  or Government bonds here in Costa Rica. 

I also know that very cheap houses are not worth looking at.The area where I located this particular house is in a good area, property is cheap, from what description says in a good condition " requiring minimal work".The street and this particular house look very impressive in google earth map, the property has been listed very recently and already has 2 offers on it.So I reckon it must be a good place if there is two offers placed , most likely by local buyers/investors.I know I need to go to see Detroit , I know it is a very depressed area, 25% unemployment, I know what is it's racial profile, and I know it's been voted by forbes as the city with the highest crime rate in the country, i know houses uninhabited are very quickly vandalized, expensive stuff stolen ( copper in particular) and it cost a lot of money to bring it back to a good condition.I know it's been losing it's population since 1967 riots took place, and recently the population loss has accelerated, but houses in some desirable areas are so very cheap and can produce a good cash flow if bought for this purpose.There are some things that I can not learn by asking in this forum , but there are some that i can like:1. how to find a good buyers agent that will be working for me?

Or, "know anyone looking for a home""Doesn't cost a dime, simple, you can meet 20 people a day.

My two cents is to take the money you would spend on those expensive mentor programs that cost a fortune, instead get busy.

It will be very annoying, and cost a few hundred in court fees, but it'll end and you can  move on.

The insurance is the big hidden cost.  As

Thankfully I've used the same HVAC guys on multiple properties now so they did me a solid and installed at cost as a 'thank you' for my past projects and multiple referrals I've sent their way. 

My experience with AirDNA is that sometimes it's data heavy and can also have limited sample sets that can skew the results.The upfront investment can cost a bit (takes us about $4K to furnish a studio with IKEA), but the money has been really good for us (again though, we're Denver based.)

Laminate should have around the same installed cost as carpet, and can be used pretty effectively in wet areas like kitchens and baths, so you don't have to worry about replacing peeled/bubbled sheet vinyl or linoleum either.

The tax credit component is a function of time and cost as you have to apply for the program and credits are granted based on number of affordable units in the project and total cost of the project.