Ask the wholesaler how old the roof, water tank, ac unit and furnace are. 

Is there power to the lot, is there public water or will you need to drill a well, if there is public water/sewer do you need to pay the tap fees, etc.

Hello all,I have 2 triplexes in Pittsburgh and would love to find a plumber that's familiar with installing water submeters and can recommend effective submetering products.  

Unless they’re under water that’s a whole different thing, but it has to be pretty bad to pay at closing.

Sometimes the termite cards are on water heater or attic/crawl space access.

If Airbnb is an option for your spare bedroom then that's great, personally when I first started I didn't want to have to deal with the in and outs of people and also making my place aesthetic enough that it would rank well on Airbnb so I went straight to long term rentals but if you want to dip your toe in the water it could be a good option if shorter term tenants make you more comfortable. 

The water pan was about to overflow as the drain was clogged.

There's virtually no housing or commercial developments, but there's some pretty expensive houses there especially right on the water.

I would echo what many other people are saying - decide what your reasons are for purchasing, is it purely based on returns or is it somewhere you'd like to also vacation?

The more common one I'm seeing is just pure speculation that the value will continue skyward in the future.