For example, if I need a tub surround replaced, they get paid $125 (I supply all materials, so it's strictly labor).  

"While we are in town do you mind if we go to Meijer, walmart, aldi's tractor supply company, the grain elevator..."

Personally in denver it’s super saturated and hard to rent room due to the amount of supply.

There are variables that can have terminal rates lower than initial rates, supply and demand as well as interest rates are a few.

Depends on whether you can qualify by supplying docs like W2s, paystubs, etc. and if you want to close in your name or an LLC.

The VAs will handle guest communications, coordinating cleaners and handyman calls, calendar management, ordering supplies, claims and resolutions, admin tasks etc. ”Unlimited” hours. 

Anyway given the huge amount of supply coming up in the area, you can’t afford a bad location or « bad » property if you want to get rented on a sustainable basis in my humble opinion.I would only get something like that if I wanted to use the property for myself only and want to be on the middle of nowhere.Hope this helps and sorry if I involuntarily poop the party but, at the risk of repeating myself from previous posts you can’t expect to buy by anything in Tulum and make or not lose money.

But this IS a very competitive market....This is a good article on some of these markets with a huge supply:  https://www.adventuresinairbnbs.com/p/help-i-stopped-getting...Here is our Disney home:Last year, we primarily received guests from Airbnb and, this year, from Booking.com.

You're right, lots of depressed rental rates right now and I see cranes everywhere so that supply will likely hit in the next 12-18 months.

You also might make some useful connections for buying supplies from HfH's ReStore in the future.I don't have any DIY projects at the moment, but I'll keep you in mind if a good learning opportunity for you comes along.