So far striking out on doing internet searches and looking on VA website.

Being dog friendly has definitely been a positive for me.

Marketing directs potential home buyers to their websites.

Hello Vivian, there are a lot of opportunities to invest in Tulum downtown, the beaches are occupied only by hotels and restaurants, this is the best time to invest in a pre construction unit at lower price than the finished units with a difference of 25 to 30% bellow market price, check this website to view some opportunities www.tulumrealty.net

If positive, it's generally treated like income or offsets the liability for that property to $0; this is highly dependent on the circumstances.

You're in a great position, but using the wrong type of financing in the beginning could impede the growth of your portfolio.All the bestStephanie

The strategy is to buy and hold with positive cashflow.  

Quote from @Jinglei Shen: I am building my investment portfolio(duplex) in Ohio Cleveland, a few properties i have analyzed  with net cashflow  around $100 to $290 here is one deal I am analyzingDuplex generates $1590 income /month together,purchase price $123,000rate 7.5%, downpayment 25%5% vacancy, 10% mgm fee, $1400/year insurance,10% capex, 5% maintenance,COC is 8.73%monthly net cash $277this deal meets1% rule, bring in positive cash, my question is it in normal range in Ohio Cleveland market? 

*the site currently needs to pass certain soil tests to make sure it is clear to develop, so this is a higher risk area for investment since it is not certain if the tests will come back positive till around the beginning of 2025.

We're still seeing 1% deals here with positive cash flow at very affordable price points ($120k-$180k).