The FSM is the one that would grant permission to activate the utilities. 

After Hurricane Sandy in NY the vast majority of the houses on the South Shore of Long Island were lifted through various government grant programs.

Over 6 years, our south wedge property has appreciated 40%, rents have gone up 45% (granted, we put some work into the units), and we've had 1 month of vacancy.

You talked to just one real estate agent in Tulum and you took what he/she said for granted?

My gut reaction would be that price is high (granted I don’t know the area at all).But if it has been sitting on the market- which it was listed in 2023 for close to $200k less and did not sell my guess is price is the factor - while offering owner finance - it’s only good if it could still provide great cash flow while not overpaying.

We don't want a video walkthrough accessible via a public channel due to security reasons, but if the person seems legit may grant one privately.

If one of the borrowers granted POA, then they won't have any argument- this is literally what the POA is for.

The town granted the restaurant a temporary exemption based on the fact the business creates jobs, which would be reviewed with new owners or landlords.Another issue is mixed use is structures from another era and it's use had been grandfathered.

This is just how we prefer it, granted not everyone will see it the same.

Granted, we didn't lose money, but out last flip was bought slightly out of "we have money sitting in a money market, it has been a year since we sold our last flip, and we need to be making some money".