Contacts - I learned about the process with the help of several local contacts - my landlord/mentor/surf buddy that I was renting from when we first arrive in Peru provided encouragement and other connections such as a local lawyer we hired for a flat fee - this was piece of mind as we were ultimately going to sign contracts completely in Spanish!

What we have done is just added the water/sewer charge to the rent and made it flat fee.

Since you won't be able to know the exact amount I would do a flat fee per month for what it would average out to.  

And it doesn’t matter to me personally what the answers are- I pursued a different approach altogether which renders this all moot.

After a fairly flat 2020 in Austin for rents, 2021 is showing strong signs rents can greatly increase, especially with single-family homes.

@Nick McGregor, my take: do you see the market continuing to appreciate for the coming years, or do you see a crash coming, or do you see it holding flat for a while?

Sq ft price depends on site conditions as if it’s up slope, flat down slope, foundation design,total sq ft, finishes etc.

My concern is that my financing will obviously not finance more than the appraised value of it, and I'm not going to come out of pocket for the difference.My thought: So I heard of a offer strategy that may preserve the possibility of making a deal if the appraisal comes back low, versus just pulling out altogether.

I believe he left RE altogether though.

@Joshua HurteHey Josh, whoever told you that you need a few years of property management experience to use your VA loan is flat out wrong and I’m curious as to where he’s getting his information from.