What are the best strategies you’ve used to minimize this risk and keep projects on track? 

You need to either escalate this through the municipality and hold back rent OR call the police and report the tenant for disturbance.

I didn’t look at how old this post is, but these guys are an unmitigated disaster.

We are working with an agency in Mazatlan and it seems like this will take FOREVER and we are urgently trying to sell it due to some financial difficulties.Any advice will help,Thank you

This would be ideal in terms of cash flow (after a few years) and equity appreciation since you'd be achieving tremendous returns on limited equity in the form of appreciation, principal paydown and tax benefits aside from only cash flow. 

Put this deal everywhere.

Creative financing, partnerships, or shifting to long-term appreciation rather than strict cash flow might also help in this market.

This isn't inclusive but should give you a good start.

@Alex Del Rio welcome and congrats on Real Estate Professional Status (REPS) this brings with it a lot of tax benefits that you didn't have access to before.

Because of this many lenders won't do these loans at all.