It's those maniacs that buy homes cash via quit claim deed off of craigslist that really get screwed.Make sure your property manager is a licensed real estate brokerage.Google Clayton Morris and/or Morris Invest for a cautionary tale of what not to do when buying turnkey real estateUnderstand you can not eliminate all risk, only mitigate it.

Any tell tale signs?

We do see a slow down, but it is really a tale of two markets: the not so great stuff starts to sit on the market for a few weeks before they drop the price or get an offer below asking; the good listings remain competitive with multiple offers in the first days.For PM check with @Ed Riggenbach from Welcome Home Milwaukee.

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Inside the building look for the tell-tale weeping bubbles on the pipes.If you are going to be digging to the curb and replacing supply, the incremental for replacing waste will be small compared to returning in 3-5 (maybe 10 if you fortunate) years to dig again.Sometimes, if the pipe to the curb is not too bad, you can insert a sleeve through it ... basically put a synthetic pipe inside the cast iron.