So simple but so powerful. 

Nobody from the Mexican government to local businesses to foreign investors to drug cartels has any interest whatsoever in killing the golden goose so we should expect they'll do whatever is in their power to avoid that violence gets out of control and threatens tourism.

pretty common reaction lol. the reality is that yes, investing does come with challenges. if you treat your investments like a business & really commit to being great at it, you will face far fewer challenges than the average mom and pop landlord. another reality of it is that the wealth-building power of RE, when done right, SERIOUSLY outweighs challenges like landlord/tenant issues. in life, find people who are doing what you want to be doing, and take advice from only them. block out the rest. 

It’s a very powerful tool. 

Power lines? 

Economies of scale is a powerful concept, but most of us start out flipping houses and don’t really understand that until we hit our first wall.

I’ve flipped houses locally in Florida but never got traction with marketing on all the techniques every big time investor I knew recommended over the last 5 years. 

That kind of analysis just look at prices without taking into account the buying power of the local buyers, which makes it completely flawed.Short-term rentals haven't been banned per se.

Does the guideline for a monthly rent between 0.8% and 1.1% of the property's value include power, water, gas etc.?

Hi Jay,I'm looking for my first multi family buy and hold property and I'm wondering if I should use a traditional loan for the financing and start slow or should I make a more powerful move and use 200,000 in home equity for joint ventures to build more capital and buying power?