In 2017 I met a Mexican woman from Tulum through mutual friends who was looking for design advice for a property she was developing in her neighborhood, the Vileta district (Region 15, south west of the main town).

From what I’ve read in the Wall Street Journal, locking in a low interest rate now could be a smart move given today’s economic trends.

Then work with an architect for design.

I am an architectural designer from Trinidad and Tobago, who is new to Real Estate and real estate investing.

You're making a fairly common mistake of designing your castle when you haven't even learned how to build a chicken coop.

However the property has a freeway behind it and hence no rear neighbors /more privacy.You’re going to see low or negative returns with minimum down payments in that area unless you’re going BIG as in much larger homes and much heftier budgets for design/amenities.There’s great cashflow on the Clearwater/Largo/Seminole/StPete side - you’re looking at 2 high cashflow buckets that I call Tier 1 and Tier 2. 

That curriculum you are following was designed for you by the school this way. 

Architecture did a design and well respected contractor estimated the buildout of 4 plex would be an additional ~800k for total project cost of ~1M. it would be ~1.2M for the 7 plex.  

Software: Stessa for accounting, Deal Check for quick and dirty analysis of potential purchasesMarket positioning: Pet-friendly (fenced-yard, accept dogs and cats), well-designed homes, off-street parking, suburban, full cable TV package (not streaming only)Pricing: Targeting upper-middle market (not budget-conscious guests)So far, so good (since 2020)

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