There are quite a few good condo buildings in the area. 

I know the Real Estate Guys talk about/promote Belize quite a bit Some resources here on their site https://realestateguysradio.com/markets/belize/Their podcast is pretty interesting and that link has some links to podcast episodes they've done about Belize..they do promote quite a bit and a lot's of ads compared to the BP podcast....but you can always fast forward of course.. 

Quite sure I can block/mute people on LinkedIn or really any social networking site.

I'm considering mobile homes since there are quite a few parks around this area.

So not quite the same as South Florida, but I do have aspirations to move my investments south, where the commute is a little less! 

Tax structure considerations for Canadians and US foreigners in general can be quite confusing.

Lastly, this loan would need to be heavily dependent on the actual property instead of my tax returns as I just quit my job a few months back to go full-time into Real Estate.

If the lease maturity is too far out, enforce the visitor provisions in your lease (mine allows no more than 14 days) and send notice to quit or eviction will be filed. 

Wrt vegreville (I’m quite familiar) and other satellites around Edmonton you’ll find higher risk and higher reward.

Some do straight 5% for 5 yearsYou can ask if there is a 3/2/1% option you can buy down, I have even seen 0 prepay buydown but no ones bought it because it’s quite expensive.