Good luck and keep pushing forward, this is not a business for the weak at heart.  

A lot of very weak properties that collapse under the least amount of stress because you have stripped all value from them.

If you don't want to go that route, there are waterproofing membranes that you can apply to interior concrete/block, but keep in mind the hydrostatic pressure of water in the ground can be tremendous and will eventually find the weak spots of this approach. 

Some countries and areas are overbuilt and take a long time to rent out.In the United States the cold belt states tend to be higher cash flow but also have a lot of weak suburban to rural areas dying off with net migration moving to warm belt states.

I am obviously looking for the same number of bedrooms, bathrooms, sqft and age, but I feel like my predictions are weak because I can't tell or find out what sort of "upgrades" the property might have.

This is why I love Texas (except in the summer).i handy thought about the strength of the HOA resulting from weak (or no) zoning regulations, but it makes a ton of sense.

He is the exact opposite of me personality wise, and therefore his strengths are my weaknesses and I can bring different skillsets to his business to add value to him. 

A strong housing market is arguably good for Zillow and a weak market is bad.

Additionally if tenant is weak you could pay smaller partial payment to tenant broker upon tenant getting certificate of occupancy and paying rent on time and then tenant rep leasing broker gets smaller payments over time as the tenant stays and pays.

Areas of concern and weakness in housing. 1.