MKE is tough you have to be in the right block to attract the tenants other wise you just have to settle and cross fingers..

They will look into the tank, surrounding area,  the diverter box for the drain field, etc. 

I have a landscape background so we wouldnt have an issue adjusting the grade to the house and tiering the back yard, adding drain tile etc if we decide to move forward.

Stockton University will be opening it's Atlantic City campus this year which consists of a Residence building on the beach block, Academic building across the street and a shared garage with South Jersey Gas.

. - also try pouring hot water and bleach down any floor drains in the basement.

If you see block after block of split foyers, it's not going to be an easy or equitable buy.

Hard not to get emotionally attached but you can’t or you’ll pay too much or you’ll end up buying properties that drain your cash flow.

In Eastern Europe there were bathrooms in homes where the entire floor (plus most of the walls) was tiled like the shower, leading to a drain in the middle of the bathroom, meaning a shower curtain is a matter of preference (some people like to keep the steam in, or might have bathroom electronics out on the sink, but it's not considered "necessary" as it is in our "standard" bathrooms), so this isn't even necessarily limited to folks from the "3rd world."

Once the market turns, your cap appreciation will vanish and you will be holding an asset that is draining you (an alligator).  

I learned this from another landlord - put a "for rent" sign in front of every property you own in a neighborhood where you have a vacancy, even at the occupied properties; tell tenants at the occupied properties that your property around the corner or on the next block is vacant and you are looking to have the phone ring more.