The app gives immediate scores on what is a good deal and what may need more consideration to make it a good deal.

Higher Fees and Costs: Cross collateral loans may come with additional fees, such as appraisal costs for each property involved, which can increase the overall cost of borrowing.In conclusion, while cross collateral loans can provide valuable opportunities for accessing larger amounts of financing and potential cost savings, they also come with considerable risks and complexities that borrowers must carefully consider.

However, if one property is overseas, there might be additional considerations to factor in.

Their customer service department is very responsive.When selling a service as taking care of everything and handling the complete process, this includes all forms, liabilities and considerations for that particular need.

I have a considerable amount of equity in the house (HCOL area), and after the renovations are complete we are looking to sell the house in order to use the proceeds to kick start the next venture (flipping).  

While I'm still angry about my family, I'm excited that I can make plans without taking their needs into consideration anymore as I shelved my own life to prioritize their needs.

What they might lose sight of is that banks have underwritten these HELOCs based on the owner's US income only with a margin of safety and without taking any income from the Tulum property into consideration, which therefore represents a second margin of safety.

Another consideration, @Jay Hinrichs, is whether the electrical infrastructure at the property can handle it. 

There are several considerations that can go into the analysis of whether you need an LLC or whether a large insurance policy will suffice.

This tells me two things: Obtaining a variance will be more difficult because there are already policy considerations in place intended to reduce density & (2) There is clearly an over supply of rental units in this area otherwise the overlay would not exist.