Many people get bored after a week or two and won't want to stay longer as there are hardly any cities and not much happening and there's so much jungle you can look at in a day (it's a great place for quiet retirees).

There is absolutely no buy and hold market in this though seeing as the jungle takes it back within 6 months if you don't do anything with it. 

From a leaky roof to a backyard jungle, it was a crash course in problem-solving and patience.I bought it for $145,000, powered through the chaos with a hard money loan, and sold it for $180,000.

From talking to locals, there's a couple of issues than need to be addressed, some are the non-ecological practices that some of those developers have, unfortunately, our government profits from this investors and allows them to destroy manglers (which are the natural water purifying system of that area) dismantling hectares of mangroves and degraded the habitat of resident and migratory species burying animals alive.There's proof of fecal material floating beneath the city of Tulum, only 20% of the water is sent to the water treatment plant, there's no infrastructure for the exponential growth.The landfills in the middle of the jungle that is leaking hazardous pollutants into the freshwater system and that something that developers won't tell you.I love my country and it would be a disaster for everybody if this place ends up like some other great beaches around the world, that are completely ruined by greedy investors not following the rules.There's no urban or comprehensive master plan, and one of the risks is that Tulum will be like Playa del Carmen is today, overgrown and with environmental devastation.I will advise doing a lot of research before getting something in Tulum, different country, different rules, and practices.

We love the fact that there is a direct flight to Cancun from Phoenix (then about a 1:30 drive to Tulum) and the jungle setting up against the beach is amazing.

What we can do is be alert and understand that doing business is like going on hunt in a jungle.

James, welcome to the Jungle!

Jonathan, welcome to the jungle!

When I think of New Mexico, I think of adobe homes in desert-like environments with cactus's and such.

It's just horribly overgrown, Gazebo in a Jungle <---click here to view a video.Thank you for your thoughts!