@Rick McGuinness It's not uncommon Downtown for parents to have to be co-signers on leases.

The only big-ticket transactions involving inspections that I'm personally familiar with are horse sales, and it's not uncommon for all related parties to be present for the vet check (and those are certainly not without their own transparency issues).

In the future I'd try to work with PMs that you are certain are skilled and ethical, and then if those two are in place default to extending the trust those merit.As for the invoices specifically . . . it is not uncommon for a PM company to arrange for labor from multiple subcontractors and, in essence, be a general manager or project coordinator of sorts. 

Considering depreciation and various other deductions associated with the property, it is not uncommon for investors to show a loss on these properties.

It's not uncommon for operators big and small to raise additional cash from investors to use for distributions while the property stabilizes.

It's not uncommon for an alderman or someone in a neighborhood to complain or report a property to the city that's been under construction or rehab as long as yours.We thought we were finally wrapping up on these properties, when the city found out that we didn't register the buildings as vacant.

It is not uncommon to find monthly fees have been intentionally kept at a low level, while Reserves are not properly funded to enable the major repair or replacement when due, without an "unexpected" Special Assessment.

Sometimes it takes several trips to fix the problem, that's not uncommon at all.If you end up needing another exterminator, I've got a good guy.

These loans are usually approved within days and are often funded in two weeks or under with times as short as two or three days not uncommon.

Any uncommon things to look for in properties specific to the desert?