Using 17 comparable transactions from November 2020 to present day, which  a include a neighboring city with (ballpark) similar price correlations, the price per buildable square foot was $116.I advocate that because the Pandemic was by definition a Black Swan event, and that particular market has proven to be resilient despite rate hikes, with condominiums gaining an excess of 13% year over year , that it would be more accurate to use in comparables only transactions that took place over the last year, leaving 7 of their original 17.

You could only invest your own money and be your own boss.But she should be the boss of her own money, because if you hit a loss--you will never hear the end of it.Let her do as she pleases with her money, maybe it will end up as a nest egg for hard times (because Hard Times always happens at some time).But if she wants to blow it on (something like) Beanie Baby's (used to be) you might want to talk to her about that one.Good Luck!

We are considering the Blowing Rock/Boone area, Cashiers, or Bryson City area.

Make it worth the lender's time to work for you and advocate on your behalf. 

Those I save fro when I'm blowing off steam on the phone with @Brandon Turner and @Serge S. :)

This also opens up litigation potential down the road because one party could come back a time later saying they didn't understand ____ to it all and there is a new situation that makes a new issue that blows the whole thing open. 

If not make sure you stay plugged into investment organizations who advocate on behalf of investors.

These posts always blow my mind.

Divorce comes to mind but there’s many more scenarios that this will fit under.This is a huge blow to rehab refinancing using Freddie.

They will blow you up if people are parking on the grass or street.