So my profit cushion got wiped out during the build, but also now I’m realizing that compared to other homes in the area this one has a pretty small backyard and that not helping.   

That would be a great value add finding one that you could add a kitchen/kitchenette to make it more like a separate apartment. 

Investors connected and contacted me from BP the third week of May, frustrated with their STR search due to licensing restrictions, but committed to finding a coastal second home eligible for vacation rental usages before the end of summer. 

So cities like Denison, Sherman, Greenville, Kaufman, Waxahachie, Midlothian, Burleson, Crowley, Weatherford, Azle, Springtown, Decatur, Krum, Pilot Point, Bonham.Also do it where you can build many, not just one. 

That would be one major concern for me if I were in your shoes looking to make this decision. 

Belize is very third world, I didn't mind that, but my sife probably would not go back. 

This is indicated in the net worth report (one of 75 reports available).  

It often makes no sense to transfer title for one property and all it does is increase costs - keep it in your name

When I am sending the notice to my rental and I know they are not there I send it certified, signature required, no not forward, and the post office returns it back to me for no one signing it and the webpage gives a day to day accounting of the letter's travels.

The tax sale was in May and one of our liens has had a fire since then.