Are you suggesting that I buy a property in cash to build up some kind of perception of value from a lenders prospective?

I think this makes the perception worse. 

Winter is always a good time and the perception in the market makes selling tricky but opportunity more present than last few years. 

Sirens go off in my head when someone says leverage land.

Just use an online service and shoot them the link in every case so there is no perception that you are being less than fair. 

Caribbean workers don't seem to be very dedicated and think nothing of missing a day of work.Mexico, Central & South America the biggest challenge is finding workers who's perception of their English matches reality. 

My first goal is finding a place for my wife and our two dogs to live and possibly flip at a later date, but after that I'd like to begin building a portfolio of investment properties and tenants because Ive recently gotten a new job that allows me to save a decent (at least to my perception) amount of money for investing.

Good areas vs bad areas is a different question and takes stats out and adds opinion & perception.

My question is geared towards LP's perception and how withholding/paying distributions made them feel about the sponsor that they invested with.

Yeah, those small RM-1 lots are a siren call.....