We screen well and have been fortunate to get the cream of the crop of blue collar tenants.  

I have met with B of A, Wells Fargo, Charlotte Metro, and Blue Harbor.

Some of the dead equity is in Cali, LA ocean front and SF.

Only about 12% of Costa Rican ocean front property can be owned by a foreigner outright.

I was able to take the picture of the property below (Blue doors) without any zoom from my phone while sitting in the parking lot.I'm concerned this might make for unruly neighbors or worse yet tenants, potential congestion on the street, and other situations that I might not even be thinking of. 

@Zana Blue Usually privacy issues.

He does own a vacant lot in Tarsny Lakes (Blue Springs?) 

Or you can get your money, retire and sip margaritas on your ocean view front terrace?

FYI the home is an ocean front condo that can generate 60-75k in NOI after expenses as a vacation rental if times were ever tough....so if I keep the loan I would be sure the loan amount has a 1.25 debt coverage ratio on projected NOI should I ever need to rent it out.

So, how can a goldfish get an advantage in an ocean of sharks??