Quote from @David Pulley: Asking for Miami Dade County Florida  This is a kickback which is illegal in residential transactions. 

Quote from @Melis Torres: I would be very cautious.

Quote from @Sherry McQuage: Hello,I had a similar situation in NC...My husband and I (investors) tried to buy a piece of land from the gentleman who had been paying the taxes for years. 

Quote from @Matthew Paul: Quote from @Mike H.: Quote from @Matthew Paul: The federal government cant solve the problem .

As Gino noted, if you buy a lot in cash, that can often be contributed as equity in the deal for the loan, but depending on the value and LTV ratios including your current mortgages on the existing properties, you may have very little equity available to tap into from a refi/HELOC.It has been a while, but the construction loans I have been quoted have been 80% LTV of after construction value, capped at 80% of actual cost.  

Quote from @Edward Segaar: Looking to get my first rental and looking into a build to rent.  

I have a duplex where the plumbing was getting backed up.Had a plumber go out there and put a camera in the lines and turns out there are roots growing into the plumbing from a nearby tree.The quote to rip out and replace the plumbing was a staggering number.My thought is to cut down the tree to stop the growing and then eventually put the liner in the plumbing.Any experience with this?

Quote from @Mike Farr: Hey all, Im looking to do a title check and instead of paying a company a few hundred; I was wondering if anyone has a good experience with websites like "beenverified.com" or other methods to check for liens/title issues? 

Quote from @Brandon Croucier: When is your closing date? 

Quote from @Clara Cheng: Switched PMs recently and the former PM decided to remove our entire listing.