Because they're a pain in the ***.

Nothing will take the pain away should you get yourself into a nightmare of a property.

@Ben Bymaster I feel your pain.

One pratfall on video and difficult-to-disprove claims of shooting pains, with the above email to document that the tenant warned you in advance about the "problem," and you're in trouble.Just look at the email.

It can be a pain because they are very subjective... it depends on what inspector you get.

It signals that someone is willing to apply an overly simple rule of thumb to something where it's not appropriate. 

There's enough different folks on this forum operating in different markets that you might get some valuable input.I think one of the biggest things is, does the macro environment signal growth?

But a quick look at realtor.com shows some new construction homes have been on the market for a while... that would signal a red flag for me.

Thinly-veiled virtue-signalling post.

I have been there in my personal residence and it added a little more pain to the process.