I was referred to help a young lady whose father died in a tragic accident, and left her with a RAT'S NEST of a property.

Do you have a nest egg to start investing in real estate? 

Save your money for now, and keep adding to your nest egg as much as you can afford every month.

Except that people who don't usually have bank accounts also don't usually have an e-fund or nest egg, to pay for their rent a second time within a short period of time.In addition, the "powers that be" are purposely slowing down USPS mail service right now, which would make me even more nervous about accepting rent through mail.

Now Im looking for the right place to nest it :)

Our kids are headed to college over the next 3 years so we want to plan for our empty nest years.

There is always a new squirrels nest or someone hates a color of carpet now that they see it without the pictures on the wall. 

My question is, what would be a good idea to pay for construction costs if we are looking at using our nest egg for the actual property purchase?

So knowing this is nowhere near actionable capital any time soon it needs to be in a good holding "nest" somewhere that it earns BUT is also safe from loss.

From my experience, a person's standard of living is higher when there is extra money each month rather then having a little nest egg (the rental) gaining equity that can be used at a later date.