I work in the financial crimes investigation field, and I'm excited to connect with like-minded individuals/investors  who can provide guidance/support as I have a huge passion for real estate and financial freedom.

Quote from @Conte Cuttino: My advice is very basic: always hold a property unless you can sell and invest the money in something that provides a greater return or moves you closer to your goals.

I appreciate any guidance anyone can provide. 

I'm sure you can still buy in Tulum and cover your costs if you rent when you're not using the property provided that 1) you don't use the property too much of the time and 2) you pay 100% in cash so you don't have a mortgage payment to cover.

I have a "notebook" (that's basically a file folder, in Evernote) for different types of info I want to have access to later: lender info, referrals for service providers, property listings that I come across and want to check out later, websites that have demographic info... all sorts of things.

Now you enter a bridge loan that will provide 85% (with some exp and good credit) of the purchase and the 57k in escrow for rehab funds. 

I’m going to shop around to some of the companies you all provided and also do some networking with brokers! 

For anyone new and Learning - anytime anyone says anything that insinuates a guarantee or provides a guarantee run as far away as possible

If anyone could provide some insight into where the best zip codes to invest would be and also any referrals to boots on the ground would be amazing!

@Ashley Collins , please provide a little more description of your house—#bed and #bath, style, fenced yard, square footage, and general location.