Costa Rica is a strong location for sure.

You don't need a license at all to invest in real estate no matter what state you live in or the other states you invest in.You should using experienced local professionals in each state you do business in to get the job done right and keep you out of any legal trouble you may be worrying about.A license and all the training and expenses that goes with it is only necessary when you are representing other people as clients.

The selling market doesn't seem to be too strong in this neighborhood; this one has been listed for 60 days and other similar properties have been on the market a while.Craigslist rents validate my range of rent assumptions between 600-700.It sounds like the general consensus is this is not a home run deal at this price due to likely roof and HVAC costs.Any more feedback from others would be greatly appreciated!

Otoh, flipping right now is strong due to the lack of inventory, but again you face more competition for the same properties.  

Many of my clients do that.

It's just an offer that will help me build a team of qualified, investment minded agents to better serve my clients.  

Additionally, I have a lot of clients that are private money lenders if you are ever in need of financing.

Unless you had a strong expectation of appreciation.  

I have been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts ad nauseum for several months now while I work for my father (when I'm not working with clients I keep the money flowing by doing so) and one of the main things that I have taken away from all of the guests is the majorities' response to the question of "what do you think separates successful investors from those who give up, fail, or never get started with investing?"

Investor physician with strong income and low personal debt looking for solutions to refinance some of portfolio and pull out some equity for further investing with history of Foreclosure on personal property in 2012.