We live in a Plutocracy, masquerading as a Democracy, working to eviscerate it's fundamentals as a Republic, to build an alter of Socialistic cult-worship, for the neo-Kings who seek to save us from our selves.

I am not sure where or how to start a pointed reply to this because it appears your fundamental "belief" of the market is radically different than the reality of it, so I have a thought that info may be "lost" until that foundational comprehension is first corrected. 

You need to somehow know those market fundamentals to know whether you're getting a strong property or not.

Strong fundamentals and good growth potential.

You have a seller that is working with you, so you want some variety of deed with warranty, like a special warranty deed.Time for Bill Gulley to talk about some fundamentals here ...

Of course, there are a lot of other things to look at put I see these as the core fundamentals.

I think Bakersfield is a very solid market for investing for fundamentals.   

But if not, I'd get more fundamentals under your belt before you get tied in with someone else on something.Should I try to flip houses instead?

The Greater Seattle area still has some great market fundamentals going for it.  

I was debating on hiring either one of them to help my business, but unless I'm missing something, it seems the fundamental topic is not covered by them; I'm glad I didn't spend the money.