Hi Marcus,There are many ways to skin a cat per se lolPersonally, I'd rather have volume and 10 "in da hood" where the numbers don't lie and where I know what I'm doing.Then buying using a tonne of leverage and hoping the market will appreciate."

However, building a relationship on a lack of disclosure or a lie isn't probably the best idea, let alone the ethics of the matter.Hope this helps.

That is the best case scenario, of course sometimes you get lied to and stalled, that's why it is important to always emply a double strategy and stay a step ahead.

At the heart of effective property management lies the ability to balance the competing interests of three critical stakeholders: owners, tenants, and vendors.

Leave out the emotion, the lies, the manipulation, etc.

Since you are an out of state investor, I guess the key lies with your property manager.

While they are within their right to do that, they may not lie about an issue.

Most people understand you’re not going to know every answer in the book and appreciate you saying that rather than lying.

Answer here lies in the math.

I would also ask my attorney about the advisability recording a copy of the contract or an affidavit of interest as I think it's possible the seller may have found someone willing to pay more for the property and I'd want a third party to be aware of my contract interest in the property.Lastly, I'd make sure the attorney I hired specializes in real property law, particularly in the county where the property lies.