You can't control everyone everywhere, especially if you have mid size team and hundreds or thousands of customers who submit tickets on daily basis.

Food for thought! 

(Everyone complains that they can smell each other's food and smoke and  in each other's apartments ) The building is in Northern Jersey where I believe the building is responsible to provide ventilation by law. 

I'm not against hiring people without a solid estimate for the whole project but then it just means the work is paid based on an hourly / daily rate and I get daily updates on the progress and I watch them very very closely.

Energy cost affects every aspect of our daily lives.  

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?

Find out what the daily labor rate is.

Once you've done a little educating through a $10 book and some free podcasts (the good ones), the main driver of your success is consistent daily action.

Some of us are on the forums daily, while others may only log in once a week or less.

With Morganton’s growing population, influx of major corporations like Tyson Foods, and frequent visitors traveling to and from the mountains, this property is perfectly positioned for long-term growth and profitability.