Example: my son and his friends booked out one of my houses- (I offered it as a graduation gift to them for their senior trip).

Yet, I'm not sure that buying real estate in a foreign country is the right thing to do as an adventure so your decision to hold off on that makes sense, given your specific circumstances.Most people who are looking to buy properties in Mexico and reach out to me for help do so after they've come back from a trip/stay in Mexico because they can see for their own eyes what's going on and can figure out what's going to happen there and they want a piece of the action.Once you get to Puerto Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit, you'll witness with your own eyes the ever growing hordes of tourists and remote workers.

That's probably what's actually tripping you up.

Makes that initial setup trip much much easier.I say it kinda jokingly but not really...

I went up there for a 7 day golf trip and ended up buying a home on a golf course..

But before we can commit to a trip like that we need to make sure the business are running smoothly before we decide to book the trip.

We went to the trustee sale and I think the value of the trip for an entry level investor wasn't there.

If a tenant trips and falls in a rental property, I much rather rely on an LLC to protect me personally than a "land trust".

It's probably worth the trip, however, to connect with other investors and find NH professionals when you need them.  

So they feed off your guilt trip and desperation until you are so far into the hole feeding their lies and BS it's too late and you're out of money.