Just do your best to investigate it and look at the condition of big-ticket items like roof, foundation, plumbing, and wiring.I agree....and would add that in the older homes I used to do full remodels on, they were often built with much longer spans on the floor/ceiling joists and some beams.

However, the wholesale investor can normally get more for the home in this type of transaction, and they factor those fees into the deal when they offer it to their investor buyer.The fix and flip investor has a very different time span for their loan, as they are going to take ownership of the home and then complete rehab and repairs on the home before it is sold, again, normally to another investor.

As I said, Ohio Mutual handles all of ours and I even have one policy that spans multiple properties, the rest are all individual. 

Time span for Police and Fire Fighters responses take anywhere between one hour to mostly two hours, I'm told, for them to arrive, because they have had to lay off so many of their members, and the crime is rampant and the fires is an everyday thing, so it's hard for them to keep up.

But still, over-all, with a large enough sample size, and over a long enough time span, those expenses are probably going to average at least 40% or more.  

Additionally there are several outlet plugs that are broken and missing cover plates.ØSouth side garage wall has significant crack that spans over 8 feet.

I grew up in Stockton, so I don't know if it would be my ideal investment area, but that has more do to with watching the neighborhood I grew up in go from B+ to C- in the span of 10-15 years (Lorraine & Hammer Ln. area).

Water Heater - How old is the water heater - they typically have a life span 8-10 years?

- What is the best way to find potential investor/buyers in a short time span :)Thnx in advance... 

If you submit your fingerprints and FBI background consent, you should be able to get your license in about the span of a month (assuming you take the 63 hour course in person, for the one week period).