You'll start seeing patterns in the rehab. i.e.

These years are just prior to 5-6 year downturns.Currently, the CAR affordability index shows 31% affordability which means this market still has legs, if the historical pattern holds.  

Take all doors to basement/garage, set the on end, on 2x4s, on a v shsped pattern , screw a 1x across all the top of all doors so you could easily access to spray or roll all doors.

On paper these deals can look great, but--if there is high crime--there would be an ongoing pattern of unexpected costs that you cannot account for, because you do not expect them; for example, in my case, I had a problem keeping tenants in my rental because there were a group of delinquents that would run my tenants out; leaving the house vacant for thieves to strip the house of everything including copper, plumbing, and the AC at first opportunity; and they would do it within days after the house was vacated, so you know they were watching the house.

This pattern of behavior is consistent with someone that just wants out the lease, the most common reasons for wanting out the lease are that they have a new job out of the area, or they want to buy a house.

Thanks Uwe, unfortunately I'd guess that you're likely correct on that. like I said in my last post my experience being a broker and looking over hundreds or even thousands or REO sales, what they sold for vs asking, how long on mkt, price reductions, prior deals that fell through and on and on, I sure can't find any pattern to them at all!

Steve, hopefully sales pattern help you with future negotiation.

This carpet did have a stubborn stain and it looked like something they would use in an industrial building with a strange pattern.

I am in a "holding pattern" right now - no pun intended! 

Essentially what the internet does, for many, is reveal the inner workings of someone's ego and/or thought patterns.