I’ll be moving to Madrid in September to study my Masters in Real Estate.  

Keep in mind hotels have a lot more moving parts and greater liability exposure yet we as a company still did not implement what you shared.Where we as operators differed was in our the understanding of the actual risks associated with owning real estate and how to mitigate or protect against them.

This  is not legal advice, just my opinion as a real estate investor.

Is there a structured template you could give that is intended for real estate funding strategies?

You need to learn more and decide on a target market that you really want to hold and manage real estate in.

Partner Driven's strategic approach allowed us to connect with the seller directly, facilitating a smooth negotiation process.

I am not saying this to slight the profession but  at the end of the day real estate sales is truly a zero barrier of entry business.

It was smooth as butter. 

I have decided that I want to get into a Real Estate Investing. 

I worked as a Panama real estate agent for several years and provide content writing and marketing services for Keller Williams (KW) Panama.The property transfer sales tax is actually 2% of the total value of the property and not 11% as another comment suggested.Yes, the Panama real estate market is low after experiencing a boom for nearly 10 years.