And then I used Brandon Turner's Four-Square method to analyze the property.Some observations: 1.

You can learn a lot by simply watching and observing an operator for any amount of significant time.

Any concerns for those markets based on your insights/observations?

He couldn't afford the apartment he had because the rent tripled in the last 10 years.Contrast that to mine where I live in one of my apts (in a different building than the one above).This is just an observation.

I have noticed how I am already more observant of what others say and do and how it relates to where they are in life and their expectations for the future.

If I have any observation- it's that I make my money at closing...the renovation costs and rent income can oscillate as the market (and luck) allows. 

They didn't observe the terms of their lease at the last place, so there is no reason for you to believe they'll observe them at yours.

What I have observed is that many landlords and/or tenants aren't familiar, oblivious and/or purposefully ignorant of these laws and regulations. 

If these three are all “Yes”, and they really should be, then beasts will never appear.4 ) The Law of Attraction Factor – I have spent hundreds of hours reading, thinking, and observing this Law and still haven’t found a single bit of evidence to the contrary.  

See if the story bears any resemblance to what you observe at the window.