You can't compete against the all-inclusives unless you offer complimentary food and booze or you're cheap, as you seem to be confirming.This being said:1) Properties in Mexico/Cancun trade in USD so you have no foreign exchange risk in Mexico while properties in Colombia are traded in COP, the Colombian peso, which has been tanking over the years, eliminating any hope for capital gains for American investors.2) You can get a mortgage in Mexico but you can't in Colombia so even with lower revenue, Cancun would likely still be more profitable, even if you don't take capital gains into account.3) The political risk is much higher in Colombia, especially at this present time.Is Cartagena a bad investment?

You’ll also pay transaction fees disposing the asset, likely in the $40k+ range.I don’t think you have a clear-cut answer here, but you’ll need to rack up all the financial trade-offs to make an informed decision.

When I added all this up, it was going to cost $150k in a neighborhood where sales comps trade for $100k per unit.  

Buying in small towns can also limit you access to trades or they charge you more for the trip. 

(The exception to this is loans based off prime which would typically be home equity lines of credit as the Fed funds rate does affect prime) The Federal Reserve meets 8 times a year, while the bond market which actually dictates mortgage interest rates is traded every second of every day of the year.

Hi Sharad, if you're looking to invest in small multifamilies and want cash flow, you're going to have to trade this off by the type of neighborhood that you'll be looking at.

All of these required trade-offs though.

Now, here is key thing to remember, it's almost double what most other western nations are currently trading at......

My husband is electrician and we have connections to trades.

The exception is the Association may, “…authorize such services on the Common Areas as it deems appropriate for the enjoyment of the Common Areas or for the benefit of the Members.”Section 5 – Nuisance – states, “No noxious or offensive trade or activity shall be carried on upon any Lot … which may be, or may become an annoyance or nuisance to the neighborhood, or which shall, in any way, interfere with the quiet enjoyment of each of the Owners of his respective Dwelling…”Feel free to think, “you fool!