One way to minimize vacancy is to lower your rent.

I have heard positive things - expect lower overall returns in exchange for them doing the work! 

With the lower price point rentals, you basically just tread water.

It's a great market for cashflow since it provides a lower price entry point and demand for rentals is high.  

the lower the cash in (starting with the DP), the quicker you recover your cost. 2)  Solid, as in equity. 

Ignore the noise of higher cost = higher value or lower cost = low value.  

Just not seeing a good use case for FHA these days other than the lower interest rate.  

This will lower your monthly living expenses while your tenants help pay down the mortgage and the house appreciates.

Hello Vivian, there are a lot of opportunities to invest in Tulum downtown, the beaches are occupied only by hotels and restaurants, this is the best time to invest in a pre construction unit at lower price than the finished units with a difference of 25 to 30% bellow market price, check this website to view some opportunities www.tulumrealty.net

Then you can do a 1031 exchange or sell it at a lower tax rate.