These are things you can see on the front end before you even see the property in person.Red flags that you could discover later once involved in a transaction include difficult tenants and major issues with the property.I wish I had known to start sooner!

But they're more difficult to manage because of a lesser renter pool and the appreciation tends not to be as great. 

Ideally, you don't want it to be too financially difficult to find a renter.

Refinancing out of this interest rate to a lower one could be difficult currently but its a potential option in the future months.

I'll just be honest...you're in a very difficult spot and there isn't going to be a straight forward or easy way to recover your funds or get the work completed. 

it is more difficult than advertised, and you will likely be IN-vesting - putting money INTO the property - for several years, perhaps even 5-10, before you see a dollar in 'cash flow.'

She promised updates and photos once they arrive, but they never materialized.During the two-month escrow, she was difficult to reach, and despite repeated requests, she failed to arrange an appraisal and inspection despite my many requests.

I own 52 units of California real estate, and it's the best thing I've ever done financially, but owning the right assets is absolutely imperative, and it's difficult to do.

I had come to learn he was a charlatan and not of a person of means, which makes him both difficult to pin down and not worth the effort to do so.  

Outside of the inherent challenge of managing heroin addicts (by definition some of the most manipulative and difficult personalities on the planet, especially when it come to money), the business can be quite good.