I want to be fair and don't want to take advantage of him but I don't think it's fair that I incur the expense of newly uncovered repairs.

These strategies can help you uncover off-market deals that might meet your cash flow criteria.Remember, patience is key when searching for the right investment property.

Whenever you take on a renovation project you never truly know what you’ll uncover until you get in and start doing the work.

That uncovered a million dollar lien.  

Also as "hot" markets become overheated, how important it was to examine the data to uncover the next "hidden gem" markets-Platform Risk - A lot of talk about setting up booking direct and how to market that to reduce your exposure to AirBNB and to a lesser extent VRBO. 

This method (for me) hasn't uncovered "desperate to sell apartment owners" but I have made a few informal "standing offers" on buildings.  

I'd go to these sellers, uncover those that are motivated, and try to buy for 10-20% under the asking price.Prices are already down 20% from the peak in some areas.

Say 150 uncovered surface spots. 

@Garrett Pickering There are deals to uncover even if a market is a sellers market.

Using my expertise in uncovering a hidden gem in plain site.