The analysis also reports that new multifamily development will “remain near the average recorded over the past five years”.Integra Realty Resources’ 2017 Commercial Real Estate Trends Report ranks Pittsburgh #2 on its Top Markets by Multifamily Transaction Volume Based on YoY Change.Pittsburgh’s rental vacancy rate has declined by 25% over the last five years.Pittsburgh is booming with developments (see reference #6), “there is no better place to be a developer right now than in Pittsburgh.

within 18 months a developer was doing a land assemblage and scooped up our parcel for 915k..

I personally recommend checking Columbus OH - lots of job growth, population growth, and major companies moving and developing here.

The government of Costa Rica has a policy to limit development and doesn't invest much in infrastructure to bring tourism.

The mortgage appraisal you receive is not developed or written for what you are using it for.

It explains the team that you should develop to have a strong foundation under you while investing remotely.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/core-four-real-estate-team

I am not the most technical person but in this day and age, not being technical is even more reason to welcome opportunities to use platforms that help develop that skill. 

As RE developers we all know how important it is to hire good, reliable residential contractors. 

Regarding the HOA and CC&R's, the builder can make changes to the CC&R's pretty easily while the development is under Declarant Control.

So I would encourage you to adjust your expectations starting out and develop the discipline of saving money so that every month your net worth is higher than the month before.