I do have a HELOC for a worst case scenario--maybe this is also naive. 

I don't know how many deals like this I could do on my own before I could reasonably expect my worst-case results to be a loss of $16K.

Think of the worst case scenarios of what can go wrong and are you ready to handle that.See if you can buy time. 

Many have already seen this firsthand but the worst is yet to come unfortunately. 

Mostly without exception they have told me, the worst mistake they made was trying to do it on their own. 

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In fact, September is nicknamed septi-hambre in Mexico, which means the month of hunger or famine because it's the worst month of the year in terms of tourism in Mexico.

Worst case if its too expensive to cash flow just sell it so you can get your money back. 

Worst possible outcome the 3 acre lot gets converted to 4 lots utilizing a Parcel Map ?

I was able to connect with a property manager out there through someone I heard on a podcast, and I knew worst case scenario I could have just sold the property if I ended up not liking long-distance