The biggest challenge was furniture. We are located in Guanacaste, Costa Rica, and there are very few furniture places. Mostly overpriced and oddly designed pieces but we persevered and put everything together by visiting roadside artisans, outlets near Tamarindo, and having some built custom. All our listing photos were dependent on those furnishings.
The biggest reward was sitting on the veranda overlooking a little valley near Octotal Beach and opening up the place on Airbnb. We captured our first booking within an hour. That was a huge dopamine hit as we made our way back to NY/NJ.