Here is item 3 mentioned above1.Delivery of Property Information Items: Within 7 days after the effective date, Seller will deliver to the Buyer:a)copies of all current tenant applications and leases pertaining to the Property certified to be true and correct, including any modifications, supplements, or amendments to the leases (applications, leases, modifications, supplements and/or amendments to be made available to Buyer during regular business hours at the Property);b)current rent roll (showing lease rent, delinquencies, lease expiration and security deposits paid), certified by Seller to be true and correct;c)most recent 3 months bank deposits;d)a copy of Seller's income and expense statement for the Property for the last 36 months immediately preceding the effective date;e)copies of the Evidence of Insurance for all policies since the last renewal, including invoices, current policy, and copies of the last three years loss run from the insurance carriers for fire, hazard, liability and any other insurance policy that relates to the property;f)copies of all previous surveys, environmental assessments, geotechnical reports, studies, architectural, engineering feasibility studies, “as builts”, plats, or analyses made on or relating to the Property, including maps, plans and drawings;g)real and personal property tax statements and any appraisal notices for the Property for the previous 2 calendar years;h)copies of current capacity letters, and current utility bills from the property's water, sewer, gas electric, trash, phone and cable service providers for the past two years, or permission to access these accounts;i)copy of existing Property Management Agreement; a)payroll detail – 2012W-2s, YTD monthly, and most recent Y-T-D paystubs;b)a current inventory of all personal property to be conveyed under this contract and copies of any leases for such personal property;c)copies of all notes and deeds of trust against the Property that Buyer will assume or that Seller will not pay in full on or before closing;d)copies of all current service, and maintenance, agreements relating to the ownership and operation of the Property; including but not limited to: Laundry Lease, Cable/Satellite, Electric, Phones, Leasing, Commission, Advertising or other;e)copies of all current warranties and guaranties relating to all or part of the Property;f)current and past capital expenditures for the past three years;g)copies of all work orders for repairs incurred by Seller for the Property in the 24 months immediately preceding the Adjusted Effective Date; (work orders to be made available to Buyer during regular business hours at the Property)

Further, extending credit - via reinstatement or modification is troublesome in a property that is not in live-able condition.  

Good property management is vital.

Of course the specific numbers, property condition, and demographics of the deal are vital to evaluating it.  

Not unless the tenant also agrees to the modification - which generally means a buyout.

The experience you have gained managing your first home will prove vital for your next rental.

Seller's disclosure statement did not notate any structural modifications or damage to the home.  

Local knowledge can be vital, and vaguely similarly described comps can be very misleading when trying to establish what a particular property is REALLY worth.How much capital expenditure will be soon required in order to keep it habitable?

It is vitally important for a number of reasons.  

What i mean here is to know the essentials such as  where the water shutoff is, where the electric shut off is, where water pumps are and what kind of mechanics you have inside the building.Take note of the model numbers, year of manufacturer of certain vital equipment such as HVAC, water heaters and so on.