We still see 1% deals here that bring positive cash flow and have potential for appreciation. 

You look for the trustee doing the foreclosure and call their office asking for their status website.

You bring up an excellent point about the trade-offs between second home and investment property loans.

One thought would be for you to move into the smaller unit and rent out the larger unit to bring in more revenue.

It does bring in some income outside of season as it is close to AC but it certainly makes over 80% in 3 main months.

We handled everything in-house from the point that we acquired the properties to listing them on our website and pushing them out thru an internal sales force that did outbound calls to investors.

Maybe even bring more folks as they are interesting.The issue, first, is getting them financed to build.

Hey @Carolina S.Thanks for bringing up such a nuanced situation.. these kinds of decisions can get pretty overwhelming with all the moving parts.

Because of the difference in opinion, I decided to bring out the engineer, and he's actually saying piering isn't necessary at this point.  

HML ( you ) bring an opportunity to an investor.