Books and courses can give you helpful frameworks (like feasibility studies, permitting timelines, or construction draw schedules), but no book will fully prepare you for your first project.If you're serious about doing a 10-unit development, I’d recommend finding a way to partner with or shadow someone who's done it before.

The smart investors are:Combining STRs with medium-term rentals.Buying in Tier 2 cities while everyone chases beach towns.Creating brands, not just listings.Getting educated on legal frameworks, taxes, and trust structures (yes, foreigners can own real estate here—correctly).Building teams on the ground instead of “hoping Airbnb takes care of everything.” 

It get's me how almost everyone, still, says things in the frame works of why did things get so much more expensive..... 

Once I had that framework, researching markets became way more focused and productive.

While it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of finding and closing deals, building a solid framework in these areas is essential for long-term success and sustainability.A proactive tax strategy allows you to take full advantage of deductions, use the most favorable tax structures, and keep more of your income.

The Legal Framework That Makes Foreign Ownership in Mexico PossibleOne of the most important questions when it comes to foreign real estate investment in Mexico is:How can foreigners legally purchase property inside the restricted zone?

While it’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of finding and closing deals, building a solid framework in these areas is essential for long-term success and sustainability.A proactive tax strategy allows you to take full advantage of deductions, use the most favorable tax structures, and keep more of your income.

Then I brainstorm options in a people/process/technology framework. 

You need: a framework.

The real estate portfolio is my stable, long-term wealth builder — but the business is how I grow faster.Here’s the general framework I’m working from:Maintain a strong personal financial foundation, including a healthy emergency fund (reduce risk)Continue buying base-hit, value-add, buy-and-hold properties as opportunities come up targetign 12-20% ROI (get rich slowly)Build a top-performing, investor-focused real estate team in my local market (get rich faster)