Properties within walking distance of the Strip will likely attract more guests since most visitors prefer the convenience of being close to the main attractions.

Research local market rates to set competitive rents, and consider offering utilities or furnishings to attract tenants.

I've never invested in commercial real estate but the price they want to sell for seems very attractive.

Up until about 3 yars ago, it seems Tulum was a quiet coastal town, but its grown immensely in tourist and that has attracted the cartels and hence the crime.

I am super attracted to the idea because I love to fix and flip, and the emount of money to get started is so much less. 

It's not my area of expertise and believe those who focus on this line of work on a day to day basis will attract buyers and achieve a 2.5-3% better result than if I were to do this on my own.

From a property appreciation / ROI-on-sale point of view, its unclear how attractive such a property would be for a future buyer.Would really appreciate your thoughts on this Invest 5S proposition or similar build-to-rent units.

When you have a VERIFIABLE record of success within specific property types - and typically specific geographical areas, you MAY be able to attract enough passive investment to begin syndicating smaller type deals.  

If you are not in a good neighborhood, you will not be attracting great tenants and sharing a duplex with someone can be a highly stressful and unpleasant experience, especially if the structure is not truly conducive to being a duplex.

At the time I looked, 20 or so years ago, the problem with smaller down towns is the proliferation of nearby strip malls, where the stores are surrounded by a large parking lots, and for laundromats, attract more customers as they can park easily, walk to adjacent stores for shopping, snacks, and browse newspaper and magazine racks, which explains why they do better, there's more customers.