I have funds to invest just trying to figure out the best place to invest.

No one is perfect though in RE if your doing volume your going to have a few that are bummers but at least in our program there is control.. not this feeling of helplessness when you hand your money over to a syndicate and they go dark your totally out of control of your funds..

My plan is to set up a syndication fund with Canadian (and U.S) investors to purchase short-term rental properties in the Puerto Vallarta and Rivera Nayarit area (which is booming).

Once the property is sold we will be able to pay off the HELOC and will also have further funds coming in the following year.

In both cases, having a property manager who can adapt to the specific needs of each asset type is essential.I believe that the best property managers understand that profitability and customer experience are not mutually exclusive—when both are done well, everyone benefits.Thanks for bringing up this great discussion!

For example, I hate to sell anything, but I am selling two properties to raise funds for a new primary that meets my goals.Study the market and really lock in what it will rent for.

With the idea you get your 6k back when fund deal/deals  MLM all the way sell the futures and the deals that Cogo did pay me off on as you stated took forever to fund and the rates were even higher than mine :)  Its just a very good Guru selling his stuff we all know they make the money selling the 6k how to become a lender. :)  

I am 59 years old, and my retirement fund is all in my 401k.

Hi Chris, As financing costs will be a big factor in determining profitability, you should be asking HMLs for proposals to fund. 

Would it be worth exploring the possibility of partnering with an investor somehow to help with funding?