# WIIRE 236: Buying a Short-Term Rental Abroad: A Costa Rican Investment Breakdown

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Podcast: [Women Invest in Real Estate](https://stenobird.com/podcast/women-invest-in-real-estate-5573853)
Published: 2026-06-22T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On this episode of the WIIRE podcast, we got to sit down with Shaletha Colbert, a military brat turned investor-friendly realtor, to unpack how she went from corporate benefits sales, postpartum, and a surprise layoff to owning and profiting from short‑term rentals in Costa Rica.

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