I honestly did the same thing when I first looked at it just because you have monthly and yearly next to each other and you don't distinguish the two. 

@Christopher Parsons, I  think one would, first and foremost introduce oneself and what one does to solve potential seller’s problem . 

Does anyone have a good reference/guide for distinguishing the property classes?

The calculator can't distinguish each asset's condition, or whether this street is one to avoid even if the next street is perfectly fine (and in Cincinnati, there are neighborhoods, particularly in the financial crisis, where one stretch of road (talking a block) has bars on windows and you don't go there after dark, while the adjoining streets are totally fine.Glad to hear you avoided what sounds like a bad investment.  

If so, what abbreviated acronym is used to distinguish them.ThanksRay

Review several deals on a daily basis, you may have to review hundreds but it must be enough that you're able to distinguish a good deal from bad deal and a homerun deal from a good one. 4.

What is the balance between professionalism and presenting oneself as a genuine person? 

Hello, I'm about to embark on a real estate project in Costa Rica and I believe in educating oneself before doing anything, especially since I'm not an expert by any means in this field. 

I personally think starting a LLC, for one self-managed rental, might be overkill.

I'm opposed to spending $30K fixing mold issue when it's possible to do the same job oneself for 2K or less.Most of the research I've done on the topic of mold remediation is split, the majority seem to think its a scam.