but you will have appreciation and equity paydown, but so would any property you buy with financing.  

It's a range and depends on the property type, location, end condition and rental strategy. 

One thing that I would add is your plan to refinance the property once the sellers note matures and that's when you'd pay them the rest of the purchase price through a cash out of the higher valued property.

There's actually a huge oversupply of properties in Tulum and none of my friends who own property there make anything close to that!

Using your example, you sell Mon for your $155K and have a contract on a new home for $100K two weeks after this one sold.

Older homes that aren’t elevated could suffer major damage when the next storm hits.Many expect market saturation in the coming months, as flippers are snapping up flood-damaged properties.

She prefers they sell the house right now, as is, and live off their profit.

The local property will give you practical management experience.You might do better buying a REIT if you are planning to buy single properties far from home.

The property, though is not beach front, nor does it has ocean view, is just a short drive from some of the best beaches in the west, which are great for surfing, snorkeling, SCUBA diving.In the 1.21 acres there is a main single family home (4 br) which was divided in two sections one of which is being rented.

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