Here's some food for thought: Before you make your first investment, meet with a mortgage/financial professional.

Net worth doesn't pay the bills or help me cover medical costs, help me travel and enjoy vacation time, put food on the table, etc.

Then about 3 months later, your attorney will notify you that your permanent visa is ready, you could come back to Panama then to get your permanent Resident Visa which is food forever or you can wait about 30 days for your attorney to apply for your Cedual ( national ID card) so you can pick up the Permanent Visa and Cedula on the same trip.As for investments... there are a lot of opportunities but you also need to be really careful. 

It's like saying "is there any Good Food out there". 

They cooked some of their traditional foods that were quite spicy. 

Any help / guidance / food for thought is appreciated (aside from should of written up agreement in the beginning lol)Thanks 

Are they putting a whole foods where winn dixi used to be?

Lots of food for thought here.

To help you out with your due diligence, here's an article containing a list of questions to ask a syndicator:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10850/76728-qu...Also, here's another one to give you additional food for thought on passive investing: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10850/74883-wh...Have more questions, feel free to PM me.Best of luck!

I also do a quick google search for starbucks and whole foods in the area for indicators of higher income.