It doesn't cost a dime to look or do a screen capture.

Part of my professional background is in resort development, so I'm also thinking about a project in Costa Rica next year.

This is a property that I am house-hacking with 3 other people, so having most of my mortgage paid for me is pretty darn sweet.Unfortunately, I didn't do the best due diligence, and we've discovered some structural issues with the home that are going to cost a substantial amount of capital to repair, in addition to other things that we KNEW going into the sale would need repaired or replaced.

In Costa Rica its 6 MONTHS, and causes all kinds of title issue problems there.

Let me add that there are plenty of wonderful tenants out there that I don't mind giving a holiday thank you gift so what we give them is a nice thank you card for being our tenant with a candy cane or two.. something like that doesn't cost a lot but they know that it's a handwritten card and let's them know that they are appreciated and that really goes a long way :) 

The next property we purchased and listed as a short-term rental was the property we bought in Costa Rica.  

To me this seems like a decent compromise between a purchase that you want to make while reducing the cost as much as possible.

May cost a few hundred now put would save thousands in taxes... capital gains tax is 23.8% of your profit.With little initial capital you can look into hard money lenders. 

While agreeing with all the valuable information already posted, I stumbled upon one interesting case where tax court considered the educational cost as the Start up cost and could be deducted over the long term. 

Thank you@James Rey retired when he sold his park for $14,000,000 and moved to Costa Rica, opened a mobile bamboo hut park because he liked the work and lived happily every after.