I was excited because the basement needed an egress window and I was viewing it as a potential additional room and house hack and future rental possibility. 

It is good that you have reported this to the state which will have implications on their license.In addition, I would consider sending them specific emails (for your records) and rekeying the properties and gaining access to them. 

It's in a city (outside the USA in Mexico) that has seen major growth the last 3-5 years and has great prospects to continue growing thanks to nearshoring and high cost of living across the border in the USA.I spoke to an architect and it looks like a 4-unit building can be built on there.

I live rurally and many of my tenants don’t trust the epayment Apps.

I have savings that I live off of.

In general the area is over built and has a lot of "mice after the same cheese" one of the difficulties is Baylor requiring freshman to live on campus and them expanding their living learning centers.

I don't know how long you lived there to accumulate the appreciation and equity, but it's probably located in a solid appreciation area. 

I currently live in Austin, TX in a home that I’ll be renting out in the next month or two when I relocate to Nashville for work.

Ive lived in Thailand the last four years and have an opportunity to purchase a 30 year lease on a brand new fully furnished eco 1 bedroom at a beautiful tropical location that only gets busier each year.

It’s a great plan and if my spouse wasn’t opposed I would buy a new 2-4 unit building about every 14 months and live in one unit and take advantage of the low down payment loans.