Can you ascertain the " motivation" of the seller ?

Have you looked at Kijiji and called the numbers on other À Louer signs in the neighbourhood to ascertain the going rate for rent?

Or, Realtors sometimes step up and pay for minor repairs, anyone can, a lender may not allow the buyer to pay due to funds required post closing.Repairs required are unknown as to latent defects, you can't contract for either party to pay unforeseen expenses or expenses that are not ascertainable at the time of contracting, I'd say any contract that has such a provision was generated by some guru or slick type investor and will be unenforceable.Both parties have the right to avoid a contract upon the timely discovery of economic conditions that they would not have entered into if those matters were know prior to contracting.

Instead I would have met with the tenants to ascertain if they still could afford to rent the unit and were still capable of fulfilling the terms of the rental agreement.I wouldn't leave it up to the tenants to fix or hire someone else to fix the shower faucet and toilet.

@Mary Lou Moffat I would suggest you ask the following question below, to ascertain if these people and/ or companies are truly Investor Friendly. 

I would suggest that you interview several Realtors and ask them the following questions, to ascertain if they are truly Investor Friendly, or if they are throwing you a sales pitch.1.

I would suggest that you interview several Realtors and ask them the following questions, to ascertain if they are truly Investor Friendly, or if they are throwing you a sales pitch.1.

I would suggest that you interview several Realtors and ask them the following questions, to ascertain if they are truly Investor Friendly, or if they are throwing you a sales pitch.1.

I know they are funneling people into their $35k "Diamond Package" coaching/class/blah blah combo, but I was able to ascertain from my "strategist" Rob that this company's inner circle does in fact buy Tax liens/deeds.

for multi-families like that one, probably the best thing would be to ascertain the cap rate.