The beach has taken about a year and the jungle house will take about 4-5 years because we are paying off some seller financing with the revenue from the short term rentals.I would say that I can definitely make more money investing in real estate in the United States than in Costa Rica.

. - Are most of your loans short-term/interest-only, or are they more complex (e.g., longer-term, amortized, require escrow, commonly modified b/c of prepayments, etc.)? 

The short answer is No, you don't need it.

They are holding the proceeds from my sale and I am planning to buy a couple of DSTs shortly.

This benefit allows the owner’s estate or heirs to receive the property at a new, higher basis—reducing capital gains taxes if they choose to sell the property after inheriting it.In short, partial disposition allows tax deductions for retired property components during ownership, while the death step-up basis resets the property’s depreciated value, providing tax relief for heirs.

Never invest in Longterm assets with short term debt.  

In related news, we had a guests for a  10 day stay and they wanted to cut the stay short.

Miami is a great place to invest both for short and long term rentals and with condos, property management is simplified but be sure to ask about HOA fees as early as possible especially if you intend to go with a DSCR loan.

@Jason Baker I attended the University of North Texas in Denton, Tx shortly after high school.

Consider different strategies like mid and short term rentals as I believe the Portland area would allow for success in both (although I have heard Portland proper is tough on STRs).Best of luck!