The alternative would be to buy a lot and build a new 4,500 sq ft home.

Roma in Mexico City is an awesome area for lifestyle but there's but STRs are going to be regulated there and possibly banned and LTRs are not a profitable alternative.

I'd try setup an alternative for her. 

I've been an investor and broker for the last 10 years in FL and NC, and specialize in the mountain regions, and beach regions because that's where most of the tourists, and investors who want getaways, invest (certainly there are many other interesting markets to invest however, booming wine country for example..)To add to it, I love the environmentally responsible home building, that's something I've had an interest in for a while, and I've worked with several contractors and architects in the last few years to come up with a useful plan for alternative and environmentally responsible building materials. 

I suppose if your numbers aren't working, you certainly have to look for alternatives.

What I mean by that is you need to have alternate properties you own support other properties you own. 

I recently listed some land and I'm looking for advice on alternative marketing strategies.

Can anyone advise on if this is true, and, if so why and what alternatives can be put in place to still allow us to do the work personally?

I am open to an alternative solution but they seem like they using intimidation tactic via email like call my strategy theft (something I take offense to) and that they will not pay and I should figure out the impossible.

Being on title protects the seller from the buyer defaulting - it seems this is an alternative to "officially" putting them in a 2nd position)-- Title company sends seller the $350K they require-- Title company sends buyer back $650K (which they can use to pay off their transactional lender if they used one)So now the seller is happy bc they got the $350K they needed, the buyer is happy bc they acquired a property for zero dollars out-of-pocket, and from what I understand the 1st position lender is happy bc due the LLC arrangement the seller finance component is not technically considered a second lien on the property.