I struggle with all the decisions that need to made and know that at times I have a big sticker on my forehead that reads "sucker".

We could buy a city sticker that allowed us to park only in certain parking spots that were interspersed with metered spots.  

She's hard on the house, stickers on walls, scratches on the paint, etc.

The post office will then put a sticker on it with their new address, and return the envelope to you.http://pe.usps.com/qsg_archive/pdf/qsg_archive_201...What my daughter did over her PMC disaster, is threaten to sue them and that worked for her.  

I put my address on stickers or pre-printed on the envelopes and gave them 6 or 12 at the move-in.  

No balconies, no grass, not enough off-street parking (though there was enough parking with street parking, as our residents could get resident stickers), no dishwashers, no disposals, no on-site laundry. 

@Marc Anthony All Thing Real Estate sells signs, stickers, skins for what you are trying to do!

Further to @Shawn Clark's point, if you don't have easy access, one way to tell if a property has been winterized is to look at the MLS listing photos.If there are small signs or tags that are taped on sinks, toilets, dishwashers, etc, those normally are signs stating the the water is off and that the property has been winterized.Around here, they're usually neon green or orange stickers with a few that are just white slips of paper. 

@Colin Wood - firstly, let me also extend my welcome to the real estate investment community in the Puget Sound region.Secondly, I would prepare yourself for some sticker shock when looking at Seattle multifamily properties.

I'm a native so the prices are... the prices but I too suffered sticker shock when moving from Millbury, MA (out near Worcester) to Newton, MA back in 2013.