Also, depending on your long term goals, transitioning part of your portfolio into more passive investments might help reduce operational stress while keeping your equity working for you.

My primary motivation is to ensure my dad doesn’t have to worry about financial stress after retirement.

You could make the same amount of money (or more) without the time, stress, or energy required as a DIY Landlord.If you do decide to manage yourself, you need a quick education.

How complete, low stress, hands off, experienced, all-inclusive the journey is made via the service provider. 

I've found some operators find this very stresseful.

One mistake could extend the tenant's stay for months without any income, not to mention the stress it could cause.

I have zero stress having the systems in place with the proper people in place to manage my day to day operations.

The stress of managing my father’s estate, dealing with attorneys, and everything else has been overwhelming.

That will be an experience in itself and should get people down to Playa and Tulum faster and less stressful than driving. 

IE if you are wanting to wholesale which I don;t reco today, its too hard, you want a list of high equity owners BUT BUT the value is in figuring out a source of stress, a reason why the owner is on the virge of wanting to sell.