If they say no, ask if they'll give the deal consideration.If you get this objection frequently, maybe your deals and/or marketing should focus more on your capital preservation procedures.

I've been looking at numbers quite a bit, but with no experience in that realm and frequent out of town work trips, it's not something on my immediate radar.  

I'm in commercial construction lending and developers frequently talk about the price of labor being a major cost that is limiting the financial feasibility of some projects.

Most in my state cover rentals no problem, but they are a complete pain in the neck for owners nad tenants, they deny claims frequently, and use the cheapest vendors who will push back these repairs of others come up.example 1: Old republic Home warranty: Owner had a dishwasher that no longer cleaned. 

There is a certain level of transparency to one's business when they post on here and interact with investors, where they frequently have to back up their policies and procedures "in writing." 

Frequent assessments have the reverse effect- they can save you money if values have gone down recently, and cost you money if values have gone up.  

If the rental demand is affected, which they should research frequently, they can adjust this policy and send out a notification to their clients with an explanation.

The exception is when the location is in a well populated area with major foot traffic of people who have moderate to higher income levels and they frequent the businesses in the area.

(I am assuming 20%/25% down and a traditional 30 year mortgage at investor rates.)We are at such a low point in inventory that anything - turn key or run down - that is priced anywhere close to value frequently gets bid up above value.Could you find an off market deal where a seller is desperate to sell? 

@Zoran Domazet & @Will Barnard - not an expert, but being in Florida (where sink holes are frequent) and seeing "polyurethane to fill a void" (polyurethane being an expanding foam with little load bearing capability) makes me thing that we are not taking about a small crack in the floors/walls due to foundation settling, but something more vicious.