@Mike LambertNever listen to "experts" that tells you you are too late for the party, I invested in the beautiful Tulum area and it has been the best investment ever!

They do conduct a background check, credit check, will check cash reserves, and will make sure the borrower is using their funds for business purpose only, but there is less emphasis on the borrower and more on the deal itself. 

But I dont know him personally at all or his background .

It's turned into a money pit, but at the same time it's on a beautiful .90 acres with a view of the mountains and a pool that I had remodeled.

I was able to buy the house with $12,000 down and I paid some closing costs for a beautiful, turnkey house that needs absolutely nothing.

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I have a strong network here and know the key players/stakeholders in the community and am trying to learn how I can get involved to make an impact to change the community and restore the existing (beautiful) infrastructure. 

Lord knows there are a lot of fancy, online GP's now with beautiful websites, YouTube channels, and 10 people in their investor relations department but only 1 inexperienced guy in their acquisitions who couldn't underwrite a lemonade stand.good luck :)

Or is there anyway we can do some background check on contractors to see if the contractor is legit?

Because although he doesn't know my name or investing background he does think im a sucky entrepreneur.