@Brett K. we manage in Class C areas, so have to deal with this a lot.Options:1) Boardup - pretty useless as easy to rip the off and advertises the property as vacant.2) Armor Guard door frame reinforcement with temp double-key deadbolts.

At the end of the day; you need more money to do something like this.MAX LTV on new builds is 80% LTC, Meaning if the build is $550,000 and Land is XAdd ($550,000 + x ) * .8 = LOAN AMOUNTYou would need to come in with MINIMUM 20% of the cost in addition to closing costs and reserves, $80,000 is not going to cut it for this project.

Hello Kevin, Welcome to BP.

It is hard and will be a full time time job to do it right. 

I got a deal on labor as I know the contractor personally and helped out a bit with the project.

Simple, point out her responsibility for safekeeping of the property.

But even then you still need to have cash available.

There are always 2 sides to a story. 

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