Everything else has been poor. 

I simply shook my head.Unfortunately social media has made it easy for these bad actors to get in front of their target clientele and it's normally the  clients who have no liquidity, poor credit and very low chances for success to begin with in this business and put these courses/mentorship on their credit cards who fall even further behind. 

There is a Citizen by Development program that helps you save taxes for new developments but the best bet is to buy an existing property and slightly renovate.If you have never dealt with Caribbean based labourers and you have no patience... then the Caribbean is not for you. 

I bet it appreciates 2 or 3k/month over time.

But if the license is required and its a flaw on the lenders side you can bet the borrowers attorney will raise that.. 

It's a way of hedging my bet using as little cash as possible.

Physical REI is not a paper investment; almost anyone whose invested on paper numbers I am willing to bet is showing a lot less than the reality of if it unless they took realized gains by selling(into the appreciation rate) or cashed out refi. 

But that is the key with investing, you need to have your educated guess of future events, place your bet, and hope you are right.

In today's market, your best bet would be a house hack.

The property was poorly managed by the current owners, not sure if there’s a current lease agreement.