If the building has a lot of new features and healthy reserves, then that is a great sign and means that you're unlikely to have any special assessments pop up.3.

She has 3 dogs which can complicate things and doesn't have much money and is in poor health.  I

But the IRS has demonstrated a healthy bit of skepticism about investment intent without income when there is significant personal use.It is all going to come down to your intent however on both sale and purchase. 

I look for landlord friendly locations with population growth and a healthy economy.

People rent instead.iBuyers have been a trend for several years now and I believe it has it's place, but will not grow beyond a small share - Zillow just killed the program with massive losses and laid off 25% of their employees.For 2022 it looks like the market will become more healthy; the rate of appreciation should slow down, but we do expect prices to go up.

It seems that health risks are slightly less concerning to the overall-healthy individual, but what about the more vulnerable populations (immunocompromised, children, pregnant, elderly, etc), and those who are renting a home for longer term?

For me personally, I believe in carrying as much healthy debt as possible.

There are a few national companies (the names escape me) however they can be quite pricey if you don't have healthy lot rents. 

I pay a healthy referral for these seller leads because he's put so much into getting to that meeting, he's already set a baseline with his aggressive offer and a timeline that it can take a few months to sell a distressed house for top dollar.

With only two tenants to help offset, you and your partner will likely be contributing a healthy sum to make the payments, plus all the repairs, etc.