Would it change if you're development is surrounded by undeveloped land all around vs. in otherwise established neighborhoods? 

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If you choose to invest in paid education, it becomes deductible as a professional development expense.On your card, ... 

You need to find an agent in your area and develop a good relationship with him/her. 

Tulum is booming now, while Playa has already reached a high level of development; so you will get better ROI in Tulum. 2.

This problem starts with a poor residential developer and a non functioning floor plan. 

Hello,I am just getting started investing in Minneapolis and have developed a relationship with an agent who has since referred me onto a home mortgage lender.

That knowledge may actually be telling you "don't invest here".Find a market that works for your plan (once developed), then learn everything you can about that market...as if it was local...then invest there.  

So now your prospective homeowner has a crappy job, a ton of student/auto debt, and the ability to buy into a falling home price market.

I would recommend that you work on developing a strong buyers list with buyers who know what they want.