There is much to learn: pricing, marketing, screening, contract law, lease enforcement, late/unpaid rent, property abandonment, squatters, maintenance, tenant neglect or abuse, communication, and 417 other things.Buying a decent property but not managing it well can impact your finances, marriage, sanity, physical health, and desire to invest.

The desirability of a neighborhood changes from block to block and crime is generally higher than neighboring suburbs.  

Aging reports would be another avenue to explore, but again, may not even have these.Lastly, while maybe this property is in a desirable area of town with strong demand from highly qualified tenants, but I get the impression this is a rough part of town, with very limited demand from tenants.

When the transaction closes, the purchase is funded, and we set aside additional funds in an escrow account to pay predetermined professionals to make any required or desired repairs or upgrades to a property AFTER the buyers settle on the purchase transaction.

You aren't touching anything on the Roaring Fork for almost any price, no matter the square footage.Location is king, because location equals desirability, and desirability translates into more rental demand, and in some cases, substantially more.  

Many Cleveland investors are comfortable with cash flow between $100–$300 per door, depending on the property and location.Given that the purchase price is $123,000, it suggests the property might not be in the best neighborhood, as Cleveland’s more desirable areas typically command higher prices.

An umbrella policy or other insurance policies can often lend similar desired protections in a much more realistic and simplistic manner.

. - you have dozens of local agents who can market the property for you and bring you a buyer- you are listing in a desirable area with low-inventory - you are not in a rush to sell

Find out their goals (current and post sale), desired timeline for selling/moving, where they'd like to move to next (if owner occupied), reason(s) for not already selling to an investor or with a Realtor, Plan B if they're unable to sell within the desired timeframe.let's say they've got a property that needs work and they're interested in selling.

That’s just the truth but all isn’t lost:- Created actionable steps, Created a system that can actually produce the desired outcome.