If you are going to rent a property out, you want to repair it only to make it livable (not beautiful) and to avoid long-term maintenance nightmares (eg water damage).

Don,:welcome:Given your background are you looking to invest in RE or are you more focused on being a service provider and advisor to RE investors.Given your long history what is your view of the CA market?

Mike would you mind giving me a little background as to what you did to start?

That's the beauty of the rental property business.

Yet we know nothing about you and your experience.Before you can invest and before someone can offer suggestions take some time to tell us about your background.

Some land cannot be built on due to strong laws that are intended on helping Costa Rica preserve its natural beauty.

It looks like they have a good group of people from different investing backgrounds, so I'm excited at what I can learn and the possible new contacts.

Comming from a lending background, I have tried to find flaws with this investment but it seems really solid.

I'm 23, have an educational background in architecture and design, and hope to become a licensed real estate agent by the end of the year.

I do know a good deal about real estate, I am a mortgage broker with a background in construction.