Do you think those of us just starting should go ahead and get the permit now or wait until it's updated?

@Millie Leung have you tried clicking on the “Build My Team” tab on here and the “Find a PM” in your desired location, reading the reviews, and then contacting them?

I would recommend that you go to the top of this page and click on FIND AN AGENT.

Any voids, ridges, or gaps under the LVP will lead to excess movement and splitting at the tongue/groove or click-lock joints. 

Now, what if I make pets welcome..With one click - I just eliminated half the competition.

The fact that you’re budgeting for vacancies, property management, and cap ex shows you’re thinking ahead.

You're definitely ahead of the curve of most folks that are investing for the "first" time since you've already gotten your feet wet in Mexico City. 

But in the end go ahead and make a decision to buy the course or not.

So I'm leary of getting into another contract and being left with a ghetto laundry room in a couple years.Those machines I sent link to from Home Depot are around $1200/each so was curious if you come out ahead to buy them and just have an appliance repair out when they break??

If it's just for answering calls and trying to filter spam, you could utilize a call tree type service (Click 1 for sales, 2 for leasing) That typically filters out a lot of the automated spam calls as they can't navigate the menu.