I'll be living in it for 6-12 months as my primary residence, but would like this to kickstart my long term holding strategy in the future and rent it out. 

Hi All,I'm a newbie investor and very much looking forward to kickstarting my career in RE.

Just finally bought the PRO version so I can kickstart my a** into this deal. 

We would greatly appreciate any advice to kick start our journey of investing in Tulum! 

HELOC changed and kick started my investing career however you need to use that HELOC to get you some big wins ie a flipn or wholesale or BRRR vs just buying a rental with it.

it is not necessary but it can definitely help you to kickstart your real estate investing journey.

I am considering the following options:Buying an out-of-state property through a Turnkey company in hopes to expand my portfolio with limited stress of managing and kick-starting a new property from scratchBuy an out-of-state property without a Turnkey Company’s help and hire a property management firm on my own; however I am nervous to pull the trigger on this one with limited knowledge of the markets and details on how out-of-state investment is done Purchasing a vacation rental in a high demand, large market like Florida, with the hopes to utilize it for personal use later on in life or during non-peak rental timesOr investing in REITs or other stock market investments.

Just want to make the most out of the funds I will have, and be able to kickstart my portfolio for the future.

That kick-started everything. 

I think you should start a kickstarter or indie-gogo campaign and everybody that donates will get an invitation to the party that you'll throw once you get the house.