For me, "junk land is pure gold."

Are there books that I can read to go out and apply like you have or has it been purely experience as your teacher?

If it's a pure investment, it's generally about the numbers and risks.

The country doesn't have an army.Costa Rica found a gold mine many, many years ago in promoting nature and the environment and adapted the slogan "Pura Vida" as a way of life (Pure life)Having said all that, as the result of the international economic slowdown, Costa Rica start to feel the pinch as well.

And the Droid Incredible prevents you from going to stock Android, which sucks because HTC's Sense UI is not really for me.I am thinking now of switching to Sprint with the EVO - and paying one more cancellation fee :(.Moral of the story - whether or not you get good reception seems to depend purely on your particular location and not on the general reputation of the phone company.

It will be my first investment for pure rental income.

See what the numbers look like both as a house hack and a pure investment property.

I would highly encourage having some form of job or income, maybe part-time, to ensure kids are not going through hardship if anything happens to the tenant or your life.Now coming back to pure numbers, $500K to $800K is a big range, you should know the precise number first.

It wouldn't be solicitation, purely informative.   

It's ultra luxury, so from a pure investment/cash-flow standpoint, the numbers don't make a lot of sense.