The county should have a decent record of what’s under the soil.

For context, I ideally want to find a single family residence around Sandy Springs (trying to find other places close to the city but am having some trouble pinpointing where else to buy that has decent crime rates) where I can rent out rooms at $800.I'll definitely up the amount of reserves I'm keeping for repairs/capex then, and adjust it accordingly with the inspection report.

I'd be concerned that there's something there that you aren't seeing, either with zoning, some type of environmental issue, soils issue, or location.

we like Vegas for So cal investors.. can drive there pretty easy.fun place to go.and instead of mid west 50 to 125 year old homes you can buy homes built in the 1990s and newer  Very easy to maintainno snow ice  no soil and water intrusion issues which are very common in Ohio.. some of the lowest property tax's in the US.And if you buy Solid B or A class your going to get professional to semi profession occupation tenants which is a world of difference between those and your 800 dollar mid west renter.

Then the municipality shows up and tells them it can’t go into the air and they are doing to test the soil after.

@Sandi L. - Not sure, but try local Facebook real estate groups.

There are two books sold by BiggerPockets, as well as look on Amazon for books by Diane Kennedy, Stephen Fishman and Sandy Botkin.

I am in the process of getting a bid for an architect, survey and soil testing.

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