However, I am not able to see the current state of the units, and being that it is a fourplex, I want to be careful to not bite off more than I can chew for my first investment.

Hello BP Community,I have a question Ive been chewing on a few weeks and like to share with the community.  

@Andrew Postell thanks Andrew, FHS class of 2000 here.I’ll have to chew on that answer for a while.

It WAS a little chewed up, but certainly spendable!

Its your deal, you need to chew it up and put it in their mouths' to swallow if you want things to go a certain way.

Kathryn Krueger I actually did a few years back, that I sold but it was closer to Chew Ave and Chelten Ave.

First, the whole apartment smelled like pot (illegal in Indiana), then we found some of it in two of the rooms, dog pee stains on the carpet, multiple pieces of furniture left in the rooms, trash everywhere, animals in the freezer, full fridge, mold in the bathroom, chewed up internet cords, and holes in the carpet. 

We now allow pets on a case by case basis, typically small dogs (out of the puppy stage - to avoid chewing issues- and prior to elderly ages).

@David WolfWhen we purchase an old building like this we just start chewing away at updating it bit by bit: this summer we had half of a 120 yr old duplex vacant for two months, so we gutted it back to the studs, put 3" of closed cell insulation, EnergyStar windows and doors; moved a few walls around and refinished the floors.

Thanks everyone, you've given me some really good ideas to chew on.