This comes down to need and a plan.

Greetings everyone and a Happy New Year!

Your mentor’s advice about starting with a rental property is solid, and a duplex could be a great option for house hacking.

I have been following the Real Estate Investing industry for a while and just recently decided to put my focus into it and implement a plan I had in mind for years.So I went down to Puerto Vallarta I put together a team of local realtors, brokers, contractors, property managers and a lawyer. 

And a very good bye.

They failed to rent a unit in a great location/condition and a hot market for 4 months, and the rehab expense reports don't line up with the estimates they provided.

Greg,You are correct I made some opinions based on reviews and a youtube video I watched where the first thing the gentleman said is "We are Not a lender".

My mum currently lives there, she is 80 and not very well, but you would also become a tenant in common and as such if you had the time you could profit 100% from the transaction, as I need cash urgently and am willing to heavily discount the asset.I am wondering if there is a market out there where someone wants to get a foothold in the London market by buying my part of the property.

I'm so sorry Henry, wishing you all the best and a speedy recovery. 

There is a lot you need to learn in order to make this strategy work and a lot of ways you can potentially stumble.