they were ok, but all lacking one vital ingredient...The call to action or CTA!

A brand new roof down to the decking or they slapped another layer on top?

Finding an experience contractor is vital.

An estoppel letter is vital prior to close.

Also some engineered floors have a thick enough wear layer that you can sand and refinish them.

You can do all kind of checks depending on how good system you have in place.Alternately I walked out of off market deal @71K that eventually got sold to investor through layers @$103K, I would buy something with $103K that has tax value of $160K - $180K.Happy InvestingVivek

I have one LLC and it has really only provided a mental state of mind that we are creating a business, a extra layer of cost and sometimes confusion to lenders and record keeping.

Some contractors will be more willing to share information than others and this is where your networking and people skills are so vital! 

As an additional layer, many times the advice provided can have a goal of selling a product, like insurance or asset management.

To determine this, one must forecast the asset's income over a period of reasonable period, say five years.Cost review: Cost review is a vital part of due diligence to ensure project all project costs are considered.