Search on this forum and you can see the buffer contingency numbers which people how have invested and got burnt come out with and maybe use  a median to calculate based on that:)

This makes zero sense - sorry to come across as a jerk but this makes absolutely no sense and where did you get the advice to do this?

There is not enough information to run the numbers, but I feel this isn’t a numbers question.Here are questions I would ask myself:1.

This gives good info  https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/topics/1210621-sugg...

Also hope everyone's property made it through the worst of this storm as unscathed as possible.

Maybe you always felt a fence would increase your market rents.Trick with this is you want to only do things that truly permanently improve the property value.

I'm a newbie considering investing out of state, so was wondering if an academy like this would help.Or will BP Pro plan give me everything I need?

Sure, the rates might be a bit higher, but for investors who need to move fast—especially in this market—the flexibility is worth it.Another trend we’ve seen is a shift in focus from appreciation to cash flow.

We find properties down this way all the time for 200k - 250k, they need 100k and are worth 450k - 500k after.

Some land was sold off years ago without this issue, but I understand why the attorney can't guarantee clean title.Has anyone dealt with something like this?