Sorry, She should have directed you to her commercial counterpart who handles commercial loans. call their number and ask for a commercial loan rep.

@Andrew Taylor is absolutely correct and rehabbed flooded homes are selling for more than their non-flooded counterparts.   

Food, utilities, gasoline and housing are all extremely expensive.

Wear clothes with the tag on it and return it.I rode my dangerous 50cc moped in the Seattle rain so I would not have to pay $4 per galleon in 2010.Use an app like GasBuddy to find the cheapest gasoline station, better yet, double stack your Costco credit card (4% cash back on gasoline) and buy Costco gas.Cash flow, cash flow, cash flow.

What are additional value propositions that make you stand out apart from your counterparts in the market? 

COUNTERPARTS.

And think of this like gasoline: if you can see gas prices for all the stations on the same day that will give you a good idea about who's price is best.  

I actually also use Followup boss, on the recommendation of some of your counterparts at Reafco actually. 

And, interestingly, you now observe cross-overs between the two areas, as more and more Europeans go to and buy property in Mexico alongside the ever growing number of Americans and Canadians while more and more Americans and Canadians buy in Spain/Portugal alongside an increasing number of Northern Europeans as well.Mexico might be the best option for North Americans and Spain/Portugal for Europeans for obvious reasons but especially if there's a lifestyle component involved as well.Don't forget though that these are generalizations as there's no one size fits all so it'll depend on your goals, the location, the type of property,...Importantly, unlike in Asia, the standard property title is freehold and foreign buyers have the same rights as their local counterparts so no discrimination there.

"The backbone of the first ordinance, considered to be less divisive than its counterpart, is a tenant relocation program that would force landlords to pay $2,000 to help relocate any tenant forced out due to substantially increasing rent.