Train with the one thing you have with you all the time FIRST and then go to external weapons if you like.I hear all the time from some 400 pound fat guy they have a gun and go to the range once a week but if they walk more than 20 feet they get out of breath.  

A nice fat margin can get very thin, very quickly if anything goes sideways. 

A lot of people have said it doesn’t matter too much just to pick one and then change when it doesn’t work out but I kind of wanna get it right first time if I can! In

Even if you can in your chosen market get a STR worthy property you will be on the lowest barrier to entry segment. 

Then DO IT.IF they ask for other assurances, then provide what you can in other means. 

You probably also have an opportunity to trim some fat on your PM fees if you still want to outsource the management because that's heavy.

Moreover, you won't get any capital appreciation close to what you can get in Mexico in those countries and you can't borrow in those countries like you can in Mexico.So, personally, I rather pay SAT. 

The room functioned and it isn't like they couldn't put a trash can in front of it to cover it up. 

I have a realtor license and looking to grow and learn as much as I can in the investing world!

If you've got a fat stack of cash to work with, you can make all-cash offers on "as-is" properties with a fast closing, no contingencies, and get properties for 75% of market value that way.