In some states, a contractor can only lien if the work he did improved the value of the property by a certain amount.

. - What will your end buyer be able to do as a result of your "improvements" to the property?

Now, in a few more years we'll put a paint job on it, probably 6 to 8K, about $33 a month over the holding period.Saying that all the analysis goes out the window at the end of the year when no real maintenance or improvement issues arise, it can be the cost of cleaning supplies, nothing in the big picture.

(an important idea to understand as a junior lien holder) If a foreclosure only joins the mortgagor, then the rights of the junior liens were not extinguished, however in most cases, their junior lien holder does not 'improve' their rights.

My insurance company dropped the insurance as of 12/31/13 because it was based on improvements to the property.

Each day it improves as the CO vacates and the brain cells rejuvenate.

Then you can go back and listen to it later to see how you did, where you need to improve, etc.

The updated numbers provided by Antonakes show little improvement in the volume of mortgage-related complaints the CFPB has handled over the last few years.According to Randy Wussler, vice president of product management for San Diego-based DataQuick, the CFPB received more than 176,000 consumer complaints between July 2011 and June 2013 with more than two-thirds of the complaints received centered on mortgage lending (48%) and credit reporting (21%).Logically, at some point — due to CFPB-initiated regulations in the mortgage space — these complaints will begin to trend downward."

No conventional lender (or any really) can keep you from making improvements to a property.

As in managing improvements/rehab/tenants/etcAs the others have mentioned, you need to find out the value of the building first.