Hard money.

Would the best bet be for me to just park a chunk of that money in a high yield savings account until tax time?

Even stuff on the counter....

I guess it’s not the right time for me and my husband to start Airbnb business even though we enjoyed our stay at different airbnb places every year.

If he doesn't do biz structure or contracts,  I bet he'll have referrals.  

Own money How did you add value to the deal?

I have someone who has a house they would like to sell but unfortunately they dont have the money to make the fixes needed to get premium for it.

I find too many people struggle to come up with a name, just pick it and continue to focus on what makes you money.

I've used hard money for larger flips, but for stuff that makes sense for a buy and hold.

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.