@Mark FreemanBefore you go into converting the garage into more rooms (Attached or unattached), you may be devaluing your home as a single family home. 

First, run your business correctly... don't try to screw over a seller (I see that so many deals get thrown around that it devalues the human element of there really being a seller who is really depending on you to bring 100K cash to the closing table).  

Too many "investors" devalue this aspect of getting a house ready for rent and keeping it rented by simply being cheap.  

Add to that all this money printing which will de-value the dollar and drive up cost of goods, which will make everything more expensive. 

I think where we may disagree is that this system applies to all...most people have no idea how these games are played.My logic is basically that the wealthy can afford to navigate the tax maze and thus pay little or no tax on assets that are artificially raised in price because of devaluing of the currency.

For example if I have 50 clients that believe in me where I make millions a year then I do not need the other 500 naysayers who try to devalue what I do and are a pain to deal with.I can tell you that many of my colleagues are having record years including myself.

The peso has devalued significantly in the past.Belize is different. 

.- If you cannot walk to the beach, must have much much lower rates to compete with others / renter pool reduced considerably- High Vacation Season is now only about 6 weeks, where you can get top dollar rent / then another 7 weeks for shoulder season rent / and the rest of the year is lucky to get enough to break even - or get a long term renter for the off-season, where now you become a landlord vs. a vacation rental owner at a low rate, where hard to find a good renter that won't trash the place - & then landlord/tenant laws apply - may not be able to evict if needed in time for high-season guests (now what)- More upkeep and maintenance needed on a mobile home - they are not built as well/sturdy etc. as a stick built home on a foundation- There is a stigma attached to "mobile homes"- The numbers just do not make it as good an investment, when you add devaluation into the calculations- Resale is like a car, devalues over timeHOWEVER- If you find a community that will allow short term vacation renters, and you have all cash, you can probably find a good deal on an older used home where they numbers make more sense.

Printing up more money does not fix problems, it only devalues the dollar.

An inexperienced rehabber can actually devalue a property while working on it.