Thanks Dennis, I think you're right that planning for a more conservative return would be a good idea.I re-ran my numbers at an even more conservative level:Lower ARV: $800,000Lower income levels (I'm assuming it will take a couple years to get up to full potential income, but giving myself 3 years was a conservative estimate):Year 1: 50k (NOI $1,000)Year 2: 80k (NOI $31,000)Year 3: 100k (NOI $51,000)My ROI numbers come out to:1% (year 1) 46% (year 2) 76% (year 3)This scenario seems like an acceptable risk to me, when the upside seems far more profitable.

We were able to review earlier emails in the threads, found this information and re-sent them to Taylor.

Kind of like a cash for keyshttps://martinezlawcenter.com/new-rental-laws-in-california-...Most of the long time investors I know haven't had problems but if you get a "professional tenant" in look out and call your RE attorney.  

My perspective was from a small business private lender rather than RE lending, but the mechanics were largely the same. 

I studied RE development and investment for my MBA, I am the building inspector for the town where I live and I worked as a contractor before switching to only working on my own deals.

I was recently corrected as I thought 12 states required license but it’s up to 18 states now from what one of the BP experts let me know.Department of real estate for re brokernot sure on the cfl.

I could re-listen all of it as much as I wanted.

Not sure if you can file a complaint and ask for this to be re-assessed.   

In a situation where you were doing an arbitrage (renting it from the owner, then yourself re-renting it to someone else) your costs to renovate/fix it up while you're using it would be able to be capitalized and depreciated by you once your rental was in service (available for rent to others). 

Good luck on your RE journey in Costa Rica / in general!