In general, most Mexicans are great, honest and decent people, in spite of their lower standard of living.

There are some good food spots around here.

First of all @Diana Teng, have you ever gone to a restaurant and asked "is the food here worth buying?". 

I had a renter that rearranged all the furniture, left everything absolutely filthy, grease spilled all over the counters and oven, food spilled on the floors and table, trash left everywhere, etc.

If these are even an average sized breed they can eat through a lot of food in a day/week/month.So the first thing is to get yourself financially stable.

So I am sure they don't want pesky DTR operators stealing their bed and food and alcohol revenue.

These are natural food for Tilapia. 

It was a very long drive. 18 hours in total on the open road, I would sleep in my car along the way and live off of gas station food.

Any way food for thought, good luck with whatever you decide to do!

You can take a mortgage with a Mexican bank.