I'm curious what are some hidden problems (new) investors often miss and what are some key indicators that a property needs more than cosmetic fixes?

But I am very worried that I maybe missing something important.What is the community thoughts Deal or No Deal?

If it was truly caused by missing caulk, that is on you not your tenant.  

I will definitely miss my target of having something before end of Q1, but I am pleased with my progress, and momentum. 

And the fact that your post had at least three votes for it when I posted this shows that there are lots of other people who would probably be losing in PA under those same assumptions that just happen to be FALSE in Pennsylvania.Pennsylvania has some rather complicated rules when it comes to tax sales; the particular type of sale that the OP purchased at is one that does not divest any liens; it simply changes the party that is the owner, with the new owner taking title subject to all liens and encumbrances of record.With tax sales, the buyer must be aware of all the local rules under which the tax sale is being conducted, because the rules vary all over the place.Now, what the OP seems to have failed to do in his research was to cross index the recordings at the county recorder; the "missed" mortgage would have showed up on a search by parcel number if that sort of cross check was done (and assuming all indexed documents at the recorder are properly indexed of course - I have seen mistakes made attaching a document to the wrong parcel).

@Joseph LeibovitchYou just missed the window...Just before the FED provided their first rate cut, DSCR loans were down to nearly under 6% with 1 year PPP at par pricing. 

I missed one particular detail from what Scott was discussing.

It's not that I have zero cash, just not enough on hand to close the deal on my own.Purchase Price: $275kRehab Cost EST: $130-$150kARV: $550k-575kLake Front house w/dock (a huge incentive on this lake)I have a little over $30k available but don't want to drop much lower but also hate to miss out on this opportunity.  

And yes, that’s half the type.They miss the other half, which is not only active investing, but in many ways mirrors equity investing more than traditional debt investing.

it's been a while since i tried to fight this fight, i'll look into it more again tomorrow to see what updates ive missed!