I want to know is it more cost effective or easier to purchase the property alone and put it in a mortgage in our name or purchase the LLC from him that holds the property within it.

According to your profile, you'd be a representative of a Mexican real estate agency I'd never heard of, even though I've been investing in Mexico since 2017 so I googled the name you give and, surprisingly, I didn't find a proper website, just an influencer-like Instagram account.

Facebook is the last place you want to find private money. whats unfortunate is real estate professionals are still advertising to us newbies Facebook is the place to find the lender.What’s even more unfortunate, @April Smalls, is that newbies are falling for it.A few years ago, someone created a fake website that impersonated our company.

I check the SEC, FINRA, ratings websites for inside information on the principals in the company.

You want to be able to demonstrate that your intent in purchasing, subdividing, and improving was to hold for investment use. 

Once you have completed the consolidation portion of your 1031 exchange you now own a more expensive (and probably really nice) property that it must be your intent to hold for investment use. 

For us, we only call people who have subscribed through our website and completed a form online.

Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Quote from @Malcolm Grundy: Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Saint Louis.

Believe me, the longer you hold the more your expenses will grow.

Through the HUD website How did you finance this deal?