Would the better option be to keep the equity in the home and buy a new property with saving money the old fashion way.Thank you everyone who takes the time to help! 

Then there's the concern of how long will it take for the lender to dispatch the inspector and reimburse me.Are there any HM lenders who actually release the funds upfront so the buyer is in control of paying in a timely fashion?

For a lot of those repairs you can get American home shield and they cover all the CAPEX stuff for 38-50 per month.

I plan to take out a $40K American Express Personal Loan out to fund a majority of expenses.

And you may not like that price (or you may, if they don't think it's as high risk as all the vanilla American carriers think it is!)

If she sees that you are approaching her with a caring voice, she is much more likely to respond in a likely fashion, and you guys will work things out without a lengthy eviction process, nor a late fee..

You've not truly done a personal rehab until sewage has been on you in some fashion.

But that is like in any international destination at the moment because of Covid and the Riviera Maya (including Cancun) is probably one of the least affected areas as it is one of those that accept visitors and on of the very few that accepts American visitors.

Could make the tenant annoyed, and annoying for you since you have to do the work in a quick fashion.

What would you say is the best way to shop for deals in this fashion?