And many would say thankfully but let's stick to the facts.Tulum is an artificial creation decided and executed by the Mexican government, as part of its masterplan for the Riviera Maya.

There are several issues with Tulum but the main one I was alluding do is the result of the former governor of Quintana Roo (the state in which the Riviera Maya is located: Cancun, Playa del Carmen, Tulum) gave 40,000 construction permits in a record time and there's no demand for that many housing.

So she failed, has no documentation and may as well be making numbers up.

You may as well move into that market (By the way that's what we did in one market- we moved)Regarding hiring a buyer's agent, a lawyer and an inspector to do pre-inspections before you decide to make an offer- Buyer's agent and a lawyer fine.

In May, as in the previous three months, the growth in homes particularly priced in the $200,000 to $350,000 range outpaced all other price categories, as home inventory in this range grew by 46.6% compared with last year, surpassing even last month’s high 41.0% growth rate.

Sucks but I don’t have the time with my job to manage on my own)I’m thinking to leverage for growth as I’m 27 and may as well take advantage of owner occupancy while I still have the flexibility to move often before a family comes along (if it does haha).

You may as well avail yourself of it. 

The former just don't put enough pressure behind the stream; you may as well be showering under a bucket with a few pin holes pricked in the bottom--these ones take too long to rinse you off, so people will take longer showers out of necessity.

I’d look at it another way figure out where you want to live and than figure out if house hacking is a way to afford that area and if you have a long term plan to afford that place with at most one roommate, you will find it hard to break even much less make money house hacking anywhere in the region so may as well buy in a place you want to be long term, if your not ready to commit at least medium term, rent.

I personally would stay away as there are better places in the Riviera Maya and Mexico in general.