Drive bys, Stop ins can tell you what is really going on in your property and staying close to home is usually best. 

Could you just stay in a hotel or AirBnB vacation spot in Tulum for yourself and then invest in the US.

If you are going to stay local and considering a condo, you really have to look at fixer condos and at least 3 bedrooms for it to have potential.

For me personally I will stay out of the city limits for STRs.

I have considered renting by the room but think it might make managing all the tenants difficult so I have tried to stay away from that option

I will, of course interview and do my own due diligence with these companies, but I just wanted to get an idea from everyone that could possibly give me a heads up on who's great or who to stay away from.

A big part of succeeding in this game is simply staying in the game.Make sure to take the lessons from this experience so it’s not in vain:•Always keep reserves.

Its a tough subject because logically, they are joint and several guarantys so rationally a 100% guaranty from each of two people (one 740 one 680 for example) is ALWAYS going to be better than just one 100% guaranty from someone at 740 (so it wouldn't make sense to have a better rate for the latter)The problem is that there is fraud and "straw borrowers" out there where someone who is not involved in the property signs on to boost score and terms - so many DSCR Lenders in response either do the "non-rational" thing and price to the lower to avoid the fraud or use the higher of the two (and either be a little loose with things or just stay vigilant on any funny business)

Also, if I recall Texas law (oops, see above) it’s only state that I think imposes a statutory stay on foreclosures pending probate.

Not one dime went to overhead in our Charity each person and their discipline donated their time and money to the Mission.We then went about raising the 200k ( which was much tougher than what I thought) I spent 2.5 years on BP giving advice on PM's in exchange for donations.