If you notice a pattern of snow melt/ heavy rain and then more water in the basement ceiling, you may have found your culprit.

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.  

Think class, white hex told, subway tile, marble, etc.

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.

replace 2nd bath tile (dirty) with bathtub insertreplace master shower (currently cultured marble??

Could also be used as a wine cellar.laundry rooms....Most depict the dungeon life of old.So we put in all new cupboards, marble tile & threw in a (cheap remnant) granite top with an under-mount 10" deep sink.

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!