***Excerpt from a different forum begins here***Here's a brief overview of our investing career to this point; it's kind of the Tale of 2 Cities, as Denver home values were much lower in 2010 than they are today, and I've been the beneficiary of a nice tail wind during the recovery.

@Gabriel Kolendrekaj just messaged you via Instagram !!

There are numerous tell tale signs to look for as you look at the house , and even the best can miss things .

The article focuses in particular in Chicago, which has the added headwind of decreasing population, though some people in the comments say that this is a "tale of two cities" issue, where population and rents are rising in certain parts of the city and declining in others.Also, so far, rents continue to grow in smaller cities . . .Here's the link.

I am about to purchase another property that actually has an OLD hand dug well (picture the fairy tale wells about three feet across but with an electric pump) and will be hooking it up to community water and putting a concrete cover over the well because of liability reasons. 

The AV has caught a bad rap and they are really trying to turn things around tale a look it can't hurt. 

haha.the lion tale is amusing.We all need balance in health, relationships and business

I mean I made one offer to do a loan on BP and got a nasty gram from the state of NV where they said Hey we see your licensed lender in Oregon but not our state you need a license.

As you do more and more you should develop an eye for tell tale signs of foundation issues yourself and eliminte problem properties before needing to go through the inspection and attorney review period.

There are many “pro level” investors (WHO HAVE BEEN BURNED BEFORE AND HAVE RECOVERED TO TELL THEIR TALES OF CAUTION.I like to call them “case studies”.