You can of course do it yourself, but I think hiring expertise who has lots of experience talking to the appraisers, working for other investors, and potentially going in front of the board and potentially arbitrators is probably money well spent.

Consider getting direct expertise from insurance firms to better understand coverage variances.

Rather it's an indicator of market sentiment and more specifically investor's perception of the risk/reward.

I am already in the process of meeting with local contacts in my area, but individual people have their areas of expertise and their own biases, so the idea of crowd sourcing from a wider audience was appealing.  

To combat my impending anxiety, I'm choosing a cautious strategy of "little risk, little reward".

It's a thrilling and rewarding world, but it can also be overwhelming for newcomers.

These cards often have lower credit limits and may offer rewards or benefits tailored to first-time users.

Platforms like Airdna offer insights into the top-performing properties, which investors can model and improve upon for better performance.From my perspective, Cancun, Playa del Carmen (PDC), and Tulum share similar risk-reward profiles, with Cancun being the most mature, followed by PDC and then Tulum.

Look for something that is going to support your lifestyle aka will give you points in categories where you spend AND reward you with points that are useful to you.Hope this helps, let me know if I can clarify at all

It's high risk potentially not so high reward situation.