Private funding from a relative may provide flexible terms and reduced financial risk, but formal agreements are necessary, and interest paid is deductible for you but taxable for them.Traditional investment property loans offer stability and tax benefits like deductible interest and property taxes but require larger down payments.

The cash flow that you need to achieve should be based off the rest of your portfolio and your financial situation as a whole.

My current goal is to transform my professional Excel budgeting tools into an AI-powered app to streamline day-to-day property management, particularly for financial operations.

But when you got $40k, $75k, $125k, you're not gonna become a financially free anything via buying index fund's and ETF's, your just not.

Quote from @Anthony Stephens: It sounds interesting but my concern is that this would be an unsecured loan to someone who may not be in a good financial position.

That said I like to be able to run year end reports with an estimation of tax liability so I can provide financial statement information to investors/etc.

With the potential for a small financial loss on your end, litigation would certainly not be worth the hassle and expense.

These areas tend to attract more reliable, long-term tenants who are usually more financially stable and take better care of the property.

In this instance, there is no control and just hope.I would ask for financials, what happens if rates do not go down, and really get a better understanding.

Belize is super picky on financial transactions due to US drug traffic monetary controls.     3.