@Robert Brown personally I'd avoid Sosua, as it's a destination for sex tourism.There is also Santo Domingo, which attracts business travellers as well and the nearby beach city of Juan Dolio.

I personally chose to seek after a firm that was doing deals but not offering a coaching program.

But I personally don't see prices going down dramatically anytime soon. 

When it comes to a 3.5% fha vs a 5% conventional, I personally prefer the 5% conventional because the PMI automatically drops when you hit 80% LTV.

How about creating your own personally guaranteed debt fund to enable you to borrow your down payments at 8% fixed forever interest capitalizing? 

Personally I would pass, the margins just aren't there.

If it can't cash flow at approximately 60% of current market value and a once in a lifetime interest rate, it will likely eat cash until it is paid off.The nerve of these kids to want to go to college?!?

That's not my cup of tea and also very risky and capex may exceed cash flow if you don't spend enough on rehab up front.My last few personal purchases all involved circumstances that gave me an edge: at this point I look for properties that need minimal work: instead of a 6 months rehab, I already get 5 months of rent.

How much sooner could you have that property rented if you paid to have it done? 

Some big recent news is Walmart requiring all remote work to now be in person for thousands of jobs.