And. whether you like him or not, Mexican's president is not wildly accused of being corrupt and is probably less corrupt than many other heads of state.Aside from that, let's concentrate in the positives within your message, which is that you should do your due diligence and prepare (isn't that always true?).

After all who has ever heard of McAllen, and the gangs run wild. 

You'll find Columbus to be a generally more expensive market with wild appreciation...you will find more value in Cleveland, but the general tradeoff is the stability and appreciation of the market.Columbus will be one of the 10 biggest cities in the county within 10-years...it's 14 now...and there is no sign of slowing...my standing prediction is it eclipses Chicago in 50-years, but we'll see.

You don’t advertise where your gold mine is located in the Wild West

interest income is taxed as regular income while a rental property is wildly taxed advantaged.  

After assuring everyone I was sure this was a good one and signing closing docs, I immediately sold two of the sheds on FB marketplace (for just under $1k), rented the shipping container for storage use ($200/mo), and turned the largest unit into a cute casita which currently rents on Airbnb for $2,000+/month (more than covering my entire mortgage).I got a lot of weird looks when I started this project, but now that it’s done I get endless compliments and questions asking how I built a shed into a tiny house that was featured on Apartment Therapy.I love dreaming of wild ideas to maximize and monetize underused space, to make it beautiful and profitable.

Wild roofing is a great local company that I am currently using 

That's just wild to me.

HOW that balance is defined, calculated and interpreted is what will likely determine the balance due to the LP when/if sold.All a wild guess and best to get a formal legal review for an interpretation of the specific signed docs.

Especially in commercial it's wildly rare for any party, buy or sell, to not be represented UNLESS they themselves are an agent/broker/attorney.