Assuming your investment projections is 5+ years, it's usually worth it to sacrifice a bit of cash flow to prioritize growth in my personal opinion.

Trying to cough up similar amount +new adjusted inflated price is very tough. 

Also, unlike Mexico, where it was tough to open a bank account, getting one in Colombia was straightforward, and I found a bank that doesn't charge for transactions.So, my conclusion from experience, Cancun still for me more expensive. 

Tough pill to swallow, I like cash and certainty over sub2 all day but that's my preference. 

that was 7 years ago though and inventory is much tighter now.yes on auctions - you often have to buy with incomplete or incorrect information, and so just very tough to do as your first or second deal.it sounds like you're doing some of the right things in terms of starting to build a network, but it's just very tough to act when you need to when you're out of state. 

You can still find a place that will do 15% cash on cash if you are patient.The real opportunity now is if you have the guts and budget to take on projects in the older inventory of homes here. 

In addition, it had a full gut with all-new plumbing, electricity, HVAC, etc... the renovation cost 250K+All projects were done remotely with a back-and-forth arrival to the states.

It's a very street by street market, so it's tough to put a hard no on any particular neighborhood or zip code. 

This is a tough one.

I don't think your planner was trying to steer you wrong but it's tough to empathize if you've never experienced owning a family business/real estate.