One thing I need my partner (wife) to overcome is the location aspect.

Josh's vision for the community and the social aspect of Real Estate has made this the premier site of sites.

I'm looking for any kind of strategic approach to educating these tenants for one, and then also making a big dent in the rodent infestation.

We are developing the financial numbers for a Large CONDO project in Puerto Peñasco in Mexico, Near the actual projects of Mayan Palas Hotel and two other CONDO projects called Encanto and Luna Blanca.So far the legal aspect and construction financial structure are sound, but we need extra info on the demand side, specially from Phoenix and Tucson (Natural Markets for the CONDOS)Does anyone have some webpages or statistics that can help me see what is the current demand on this two cities for Mexican condos with Beach front? 

There are dishonest people in every aspect of every business, including the man currently sitting in the White House.  

I love the marketing aspect of my job and love teaching people new things. 

Please note that this isn't a tactical (day to day) evaluation, it's a strategic evaluation (long term).

They are bought differently, financed differently, valued differently, and managed differently.Where I think Mike and I disagree on this point, if at all really, is on the financing aspect.

But if there is a way to get it inspected I would, if nothing else the inspector could give you peace of mind on aspects of the structure you don't understand.

Tim -I don't think anyone here was advocating telling their contractors what building materials they should and shouldn't use (unless they are a contractor themselves).I think the point of the discussion was more along the lines of who PAYS for the materials, and the tactical aspects of getting the materials paid for.As an example, my contractors can specify all the materials, and then I can pay for them and have them shipped directly to the work-site, where my project manager can ensure that everything that was delivered was either used, returned, or put in our warehouse for future use.At least that's how I interpreted this thread...sorry if I misinterpreted it...