I don't know your skin thickness but know I do it with love and care for your improvement, there is no insult meant by any of it but fact is we all gotta suck, learn and try again before we get great, right. 

From that experience, I got the idea of just building a multifamily (ideally a quadruplex) from the ground up as my next home to house hack in.I've done some preliminary research and had some questions if any experts care to chime in:+ There aren't many multifamily zoned lots in metro Atlanta.

•Tenants demand prompt, high-quality service and without caring about cost •Vendors seek to earn as much compensation for their work as possible.Balancing these needs requires thoughtful stewardship, strong communication, and a commitment to fairness.

You need to find people who love Costa Rica and would love to own a property there but are hesitant to buy a property on their own where they will need to manage it, and take care of it, and pay for the maintenance and any other fees associated with it.  

House hacking in a 4-bedroom here could absolutely work if you run your numbers carefully and stick to those “higher-end lower-end” neighborhoods.

Hope this helps and its time for all the new investors on the sidelines to get in your chosen market and start making offers!

If something happened to me, I wanted my wife and kids cared for.

Like right now funding land flippers in rural CO.. and that is a spectacular  market for us.. have not gone vertical. then you can go to private money like Builders Capital  Peers of mine in the industry dont care for them.

But still.......it takes a lot of $$ to take care of any animals, let alone 13 dogs.

CAREFUL !!!