I wouldn't go into it with any preconceived notions of what the owner's intentions, situation or motivation may be.

Tenants tend to be harder on the home than owners.

Whatever you decide, best of luck to you! 

Looking to improve my investment skills, I decided to get my residential home inspection license which led to me starting HLC Home Inspections.

We are always looking for good agents to join our investor focused brokerage if you decide to move north to Reno. 

Hi everyone, I am a Portuguese national who has recently decided to move back to PT with my family.

The problem is that you don't get an opportunity to do an inspection before you buy.If you buy pre-sale from the owner, you have arrears to bring current, getting the owner to move after you have solved their problem and taken the pressure off, along with the previously listed concerns.

He had this ambitious flip lined up and decided to tap into a 0% business card deal to cover the rehab costs.

Most owners who do it want to keep the option of having the building vacant when they eventually sell the place since vacant places sell much more easily then tenant-occupied ones if it's a rent controlled building.

When they demoed it for me it looked so easy to use and understand, the software was the main reason I decided to take the leap.