The plan is to live in it for a cpl years so right now I’m assuming my best bet is a tricky FHA 203k loan.

For instance, you would be able to obtain a loan at less than 10% down, while a rental purchase would require at least 20% down.The down side to moving into a home is that you would not get to have LLC vesting.

He said he’s from Freedom Loan Service Corp but it’s a gmail account. 

If they can JV with a land owner who is not crazy and potentially litigious then that can be ideal, especially if they will be the ones to be the guarantor on the construction loan.

Doing ground-up construction, where you buy land find the builder, and get a construction loan would be very difficult due to the deadlines of the 1031. 

Your Realtor isn’t responsible for your loan, nor any part of the closing costs (except their commission.)

In addition to that, I am also concerned as to how big of a loan I can get, as travelers taxable income is significantly less than what they are actually making with stipends.

We split in May of 2019, I was still living there so to finalize the separation I refinanced her off the loan by paying her equity in July 2019.. 

Additionally, installing a makeup air system along with a ducted vent hood seems impractical and costly.I've considered alternative options such as a recirculating vent hood, but I'm concerned about its effectiveness in removing grease and smoke. 

Construction loans are available in Mexico but its a complicated and very expensive process.As a developer, I find and buy the land, plan and obtain all the permits, recruit a general contractor, market and sell the condos to investors who either use them for part time living or list them on AirBanB.