The whole "he's open-sourcing everything for the world" thing sounds nice, but in practice, a lot of those ideas haven’t exactly panned out the way he claimed they would. 

I opened up a case with Pacific Legal through their website but they haven't got back with me yet.

All these seller finance homes that were bought the last 2 years these investors are celebrating this as a win, but they are just getting started, lets see how they pan out over the next 2-5 years...

If it is your primary residence as indicated, just sell it and skip the 1031I Persue all 3 payment options concurrently and see which pans out as your best deal.

@Patrick Pan Why did you have to concede to that demand?

Pacific side, Guanacaste province 

Well, of course it was a chance I had to take for the benefit of myself & my family, and it panned out - but part of panning out is knowing when is "enough", as Vicky Robin puts it. 

Excited to hear how timelines pan out for both of you, as well!

Some amenities are crucial and obvious (pots and pans, plates, linens, good Wi-Fi), some are unnecessary and obviously so (personal movie theater with arcade game room), but the trickier amenities lie in the 2 middle zones.What are some necessary amenities that you might overlook? 

I've been looking at duplexes and tri plexes but nothing has panned out yet.