Life is too short to saving every dime possible for the down payment of your next property.... hence writing you from Tulum, Mexico in which my wife and I paid the round trip tickets with credit card points.

I am both an investor and a Broker/Agent in Florida - mostly focus on the panhandle area between Mexico Beach and Destin FL

The US and "Fortress North America ((Canada, US, Mexico)You heard it here first)" will dominate the next several decades if not longer. 

Now I have 2 airbnbs in an oil-boom/tourist town in New Mexico.

Here in New Mexico it means you can’t have had ownership in a home, or enjoyed the benefits of homeownership, in the last three years.

We are going to find out and if I did know what direction there is not a whole lot I can do about it, other then sell everything and move to Mexico.  

I chose a different course, worked for contractors, got a GC license at 23, worked for home flippers (not to mention did a bunch of traveling and some living in Mexico and mission trips), and now as a late bloomer am getting into flipping myself at 33 and now 34.

He’s on his way for sure and they’re going to Mexico with us in a couple weeks relatively worry free.  

In Mexico, for instance, it's really common for the working class to be jacks of all trades. 

Most transactional funding companies do not lend to "John Smith," but will lend to "Your company, LLC" due to laws involving residential properties and other laws.Best wishes on all your endeavors.Duane.PS:  Account ClosedPlease check with your local REIA and attorneys and closing agents that are investor-friendly for the laws in New Mexico.