It’s true that you should be more diligent with vetting tenants - cash flow is great, but a destructive tenant can burn through it pretty easily and put you in the red.

I can say while an eviction on a tenant’s record is a red flag, it doesn’t always mean they should be automatically disqualified.

Watch out for fine print that requires an additional fee at closing - this is a huge red flag and how most flat fee companies make money.

If I buy this property and the money comes from someone else's account, will that raise any red flags within the IRS systems?

The fact that you can't get ahold of a landlord is a red flag.

Lexington is good if it's over 275K they go much easier on you but I personally do the surrounding areas such as the Red River Gorge which has over 600million visitors a year and no issues with STR

Working with contractors can be extremely difficult as projects get delayed and there is poor communication(red flags were not present before project began).

In bold, this is just something you read from the yesteryears on this forum.

Having "real estate investing" or "real estate" anything, in your LLC name will surely raise red flags for banks, especially as you move beyond net 30 accounts to larger credit lines.

Although not tragic, still a small red flag - ok so 24,800 leads to go.While taking a break from the email task, I came across this BP thread - WOW!