Coeur d'Alene is more hip and artsy with many small turn of the century victorians and craftsman style homes.

You could start by looking up recently sold properties on Zillow, realtor.com, etc but filter them for validity based on size, style, neighborhood, etc.

some were old Some Doors Patch and Paint Some moldings were old style?

Un-screwing the audited financial statement proposal for Title III style raises would be a giant deal too.  

This explained his investing style, his mindset was to be in the game but to avoid almost any and all risks.

We started buying pure investments properties as we got richer ;)The transient life style can be a great asset.

If they can't - it does not mean they are bad or even not a good company, it just means that you have your own style and standards and going to only do deals where you are 100% comfortable.I think your decision was a good one if you were not comfortable and you learned a no-cost lesson in some questions to ask and comments to tell other companies before you go under contract.  

Everyone has their own style of learning about a new market.

Remember this, you are completely changing the management style of this building so it's not likely that they will mesh well with your new approach.

This style of "investing" was very popular in India between early 2000s to '07-08.