Investing involves some degree of speculation, but we should try to base our decisions on solid data and analysis, this is a big challenge in the real estate market, especially in a place like Tulum where data can be scarce and unreliable.Allow me to share my thoughts regarding some of the points you have made:* There are large hotel chains that have announced they will build hotels in Tulum this could be due to a variety of reasons, from increased demand to strategic planning for future growth.

A quick google search reveals the following: -Roughly half of American adults have money in the stock market.

I tried going it alone with hard money on one property, and for a variety of reasons that deal didn't work out as I had hoped. 

Fundrise has the most diversification variety right now, since they have about 7 different funds, which is the most of any platform for national nonaccredited investors. stREITwise has the best fee structure, which is significantly less than all the competitors.RichUncles is the only one investing in triple net leases, if that's of interest to you.Ian Ippolito

The SFR space still offers value as many investors are focused on flipping and there is certainly an availability through a variety of channels to pick up value add SFR's.I can refer you to some great agents that understand investment and we can discuss alternative pipelines for SFR properties as well. 

Unfortunately, the big thing the survey revealed was that after the house was originally built, the city changed the zoning to require a 35 foot setback from the street (a "setback" is the minimum distance the property can sit from the street or a boundary line, based on the local zoning regulations).

That's when he spilled the beans, revealing "my sister is a broker".He would have been perfectly happy to let me spend my time and effort finding properties for him and then to have his sister make the sale, and without a contract, it would have been a long, risky fight to get paid.That was the day my strategy of requiring the buyer's broker agreement before investing time and labor was vindicated.No contract?  

We have rentals in a variety of Tulsa areas.

Further, the term “title company”, can actually cover a variety of different companies.  

Bruce,As always, I think we will continue to get a variety of answers and opinions based on each individual's experience and time in REI.