personally I would have replaced it 5’hears agoI would not tempt having mold either for my safety nor my customer’s (renter’s) safety 

It is near US, everyone speak English, ROI are around 13-20 %,Mexico is the second home of 2 millions of Americans, and the Playa del Carmen city wins hands down Vs Cali on weather, nature, safety, things to do and nightlife.

Put the card on lock mode by the app & leave it at home.

If you can buy great deals though, say 70-80% of true market value you can have a safety gap between your debt and equity.

I'd love to create a safety net for my family by creating cash-flow outside of my day job.

I'm currently in education mode which I hope to emerge from before summer's end and complete at least one deal by the end of the year.

(It was 8'3" before the city made him widen for safety) I'd love to just buy his place and adjust lot lines, but he's putting it on the market and will ask the moon no doubt. 

You will need to be very careful though as the areas vary, not only by blocks but actually street by street.What your looking to spend and your safety level will dictate more of what areas to look into.   

Some of us want to keep it closer to home, and start at a much smaller scale.. then we build up from there... but if we never start somewhere then we stay stuck in analyze mode. 

That being said, a large developer may have to update or put some money toward roads and traffic safety in order to get approvals.