@Phillip AmbroseI am unsure if I would do any business with friends, but I feel the safest scenario is lending them the money to make the repairs (while also placing a lien on the property).

It doesn't matter what brokerage, you want to find the person you want to be around.

How the person you are getting the information from, defines "Title search" may depend on exactly what you get.

I invest personally in multi-family, do off market direct to seller marketing, fix and flips and finally STR/MTR.

It’s important to ensure that you feel comfortable with the team members they provide.

The government has no cap and increases the money supply by 40% but feels it's appropriate to cap something that was created by their actions/decisions.

I'd suggest getting to as many in-person meetups as possible...the in-person energy is different and some of the best connections & friends have been through in-person meetups. 

I can say that managing remotely is a challenge for many, I don't really know what value a person could bring trying to perform management services remotely for a third party. 

Obviously, this is not a financing specifically for the overseas property and the borrower could use the money to do anything they want.If you want to use leverage in Mexico, the alternatives to local bank financing are developer financing for pre-construction properties (which is rarely given if you don't have the necessary personal relationships) or seller financing.

That being said- we don't know if this is real property or personal property, which changes the game a bit.