This is my opinion and observation.

Older projects are much easier to effectively evaluate, because you can usually see where maintenance is lacking, and compare your observations with what the reserve funding plan tells you.

I will observe the dog's behavior when the tenants come for the property tour but need some help in other formalities that I need to make sure w.r.t pets.

I enjoy engaging and observing the pride carried by homeowners, investors and developers.  

An astute observation my friend.

Id really like to buy a second rental property this year, but it seems like traditional financing isn't going to be an option.Thanks MatthewHere are a couple of observations. 

Plus we bought the property short sale and had been in the property multiple times in the year and a half it took the short sale to close and observed the furnace working just fine.  

You and others raised red flags about the Conwills past REI dealings (prior to BIP), and I passed on what I observed and learned to Matt Bowles, managing partner of Maverick.

But here's the challenge, try to support your picks using actual facts and data (NOTE: if you must rely on observation then that's fine, but only as a last resort... observation meaning "I've seen a bunch of XYZ happening, etc, etc, etc"). 

Definitely not a scientific observation!