The list goes on.For mission-critical items, you want quality, not cheap.

This project highlights our commitment to high-quality living spaces in Columbus.

There's a lot more competition than previous years, and prices are high.

I have an accepted offer on a luxury cabin in the sierras.  

JP Ruiz: Knows more about 401ks than anyone I’ve ever met…crazy smart, articulate, highly inappropriate sense of humor.

Real estate agents are not highly regulated in Costa Rica as opposed to North America.  

While I don't object to spending money to do one's due diligence, I don't know if $500 is called for when you can get very high quality syndication groups/meetups/information for free.

Real estate syndication investing is still quite valuable as it can offer higher Returns than investing in public REITs but not as high returns as direct ownership and management of real estate by some experienced people, but with the benefit of being far more passive, than direct ownership/management. 

That's where good people live, and good people make good tenants.But before you put money down on a house, I would find a quality property manager.

Consider offloading an underperformer, or a high equity property and getting better, larger or more assets.