First off, you should know that getting a loan as a foreigner in Mexico is quite difficult—most traditional lending options aren’t available, so you’ll likely have to explore alternative financing or fund the construction yourself.When it comes to managing the property as a short-term rental, you'll need to decide whether you want to open a small company in Mexico.

You open yourself up to too much liability.1.

Preference is cash-flow, but open to appreciation/equity plays as well. 

FYI when something/anything happens the tenants will contact you to see the footage but that will open you up to a whole lot of liability. 

The duplex I bought at the auction had two open houses and I attended both of them with the property in perfect condition.I hear stories of people getting lucky at auctions.

I would say I lean more towards cities, in case it ever needs to be turned into an LTR, but am open to more vacation-centric destinations.Any advice is much appreciated, thanks! 

@Josival Junior, I would counter, see if they're open to negotiating, and if not, then walk away.

I am also open to other areas like Dublin, San Jose.Thanks

so if it's possible to inoculate folks to that there's a lot they can do in terms of networking and meetups, even the pitch-y ones if their eyes are open. 

I live in sterling but open to investing outside my area.