Even with the extraordinary appreciation in the past two years, Vermont could still be an outstanding place to consider for real estate investment.

Nobody is going to lend you money to build with the current outstanding lien on the property.

The same goes for owners with outstanding code violations on the property.

Well, I'm gradually reaching out & gathering data for my binder, it just feels like I'm on an open highway & everyone around me is zipping buy while I'm churning along on my bulldozer.  

However if you prioritize cash flow over extracted value (I do not and neither does most other successful RE investors), you can achieve outstanding cash flow simply by not extracting value

The I275 Hwy. received the 25 year Development Money from the Feds to turn that into 12 lane highways.

With any outstanding work, temporary occupancy, or open permits, the agent should have written special stipulations that these be completed before closing.

'take advantage of the tax code' to me means taking taking elections that allow you to accelerate deductions.Accelerating deductions should be added back by lenders when you factor in your DTI.So either one of the following things are happening1) Your lender is not adding back certain items to come up with your correct DTI2) You and your accountant are reporting the true activity of your business and it did not increase 3X from 3 years ago.3) Your outstanding debt increased over the 3 years which is impacting the other side of the DTI calculation - Monthly debt obligations.Best of luck

If the "landlord" can prove trespassing or if the "tenant" has an outstanding warrant or gets violent in the "eviction" the police can get involved. 

We were heading back up highway 97 in 2020 and came across a 38" thick Ponderosa Pine down across the highway.