I think all Agents, who become experienced and successful realize that the status quo of not asking for more is leaving money on the table, and for the most part, they are right.

I have a tenant in Maine who refused to leave after her lease expired, and multiple notices were given saying she needed to leave after it expired. 

You've also got 30k of equity in the property that you created, which you're choosing to leave tied up in exchange for that $100/mo.

Inherited tenants are usually a negative, however in that area leaving the duplex totally vacant makes it a target for thieves to come in and steal your pipes, furnace, and hot water tanks.

I would leave yourself a lot of cushion regarding savings.

And I generally require a sponsor that has full real estate cycle experience with little to no money lost, low leverage, high skin in the game and reasonable fees and promotes.However, other investors will look at these deals as bad/too boring for them because they are more aggressive and not concerned about the risks of default, refinance, interest rates changing etc.

Even at 280 it leaves you at $32k and after taxes brings you down in the low-mid 20's, with no hiccups.

We have our first duplex in contract now but the dream would be for my partner and I to leave our W-2 too!

Leave that loan in place, as long as you've occupied the house for at least one year, you're good to go. 

These odds might be less than getting run over by a car when I leave the house.Without further ado, he are some points you forgot (these apply to investing in Mexico in general):1.