In CA we can't mandate they do so, so how best to encourage them to do so? 

I want to be encouraged and educated.

A couple hundred for your time is fine but some charge way too much.Markups on maintenance just encourage maintenance and make the pm more likely to agree to repairs or upgrades when they aren’t needed.  

I would also encourage you to go to the webinar archives and watch "how to pick a market," which will show you how to use the insights area.

We encourage them to keep cashflowing properties if the circumstances work.A couple things to keep in mind.1.)

It's a similar story in countries like Colombia or Brazil, where there is a culture for the well-to-do to invest in real estate, probably inherited from the past hyperinflation days.I'm still not getting why people pay big money to buy a property in Ambergris Caye or Placencia when they can get a much nicer property in the much nicer cities of Playa de Carmen or Tulum, which is not very far up north.Otherwise, I'm not sure where you're getting your information from but I'd encourage you to check the accuracy of your sources.Belize isn't one of the most "wealthy" countries on a per capita basis than the majority of Central and South America.

@Michael Serwicki when it comes to finding a partner, I would encourage you to take it slow.

@Shashi Varma I encourage you to review people to save your fellow hosts the same trouble.

It strongly encourage investors to work with different teams in different locations to add perspective & diversity, but you will never truly know for sure which team is the best suit for your goals until you actually do business with them firsthand no matter how much research you do. 

They will help encourage and motivate you to not get "stuck" in analysis, and will likely also have helpful advice if they see you are jumping in over your head!