Had someone help who works in construction that I knew.

The construction cost for the brewery / restaurant is ~2.4M. 

I put them in $400k plus houses here new construction.

While I am the agent and not the project manager/builder, I am in construction meetings and see what they do on a daily basis.

Great job on the new construction cabins.

I am thinking I will eventually do new construction on the lot with a small rental.  

For those of you who have used construction loans in the past, how important are these features when choosing a lender?

Compared to the US, the financing is different (if you need any), the legal system is different (you need to vet the parties), pre-construction works differently (if that's what you want to buy), the buyer/seller psychology is different, ...It's important that you get the needed knowledge or work with people who have it and have their interests aligned with yours.I have replied to hundreds of posts about investing in Mexico over the years so you might find some what you look for there.

New construction is higher at about 8.63%.

I'd recommend reaching out to Jordan Wildman with EXP who's a local real estate agent and investor in the Fort Wayne to get started in the market.Fort Wayne offers a number of different investment options from older multi-families (more labor intensive) to new construction build to rent.