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Thanks, and i look forward to learning, growing, and collaborating with the BiggerPockets community!

Nevertheless, we're always looking to connect with folks in the DMV area in the event that we do spot opportunities for collaboration! 

Moving this lady and demolishing the block seems like it was the right move, but it certainly should have been done in a more collaborative and responsible way.  

I completed some "landscape enhancement" by adding a few inches of dirt and now I'm out of the flood zone.Frank

I have listed and sold a few investment properties, however, I am looking to link up with and learn from those that are more experienced in investments to enhance my professional and personal knowledge.

I believe in community and collaboration over competition and I understand the desire to see results first.

You cannot enhance, upgrade or improve the property and expect to be able to recover those costs if it is redeemed.The issue comes from what meets the definition of secure, preserve and maintain. 

AND the key sentence is that if you have money in the bank that will pay off the mortgage on your home, investing that at a return higher than your mortgage rate (easy when you stated your interest rate is < 4%) is actually enhancing your family's position instead of weakening it. 

It has helped me get my feet wet and begin collaborating with other, more experienced investors.