Everything else has to be refreshed : Floors (carpeted, heavily spoiled and cat urine odor) Ceilings dry-wallWalls dry-wallElectrical is out of date (knot and tube all over, electrical panel needs replacement) Risks: Sanitization (cat urine smell, potential for pest problems)Structural integrity not checked (unable to check in a timely fashion due to deadline)Evidence of water damage on main floor ceiling, extent of damages unknownNo smell of mold in basement but knowing the city history of flooding, this is uncertainPlumbing looks recent but it was hard to be absolutely sure of this assertionThe reason I decided against in the end : too many unknowns.

I truly believe in real estate the old fashioned way, and believe it can still be done. 

I thought Forbes did a nice job on this article over the weekend and wanted to share it here on Bigger Pockets because it seems to capture some big ideas that may take a lot of digging to find otherwise and lays them out in bullet point fashion.  

We're old fashioned, so please don't suggest cryptocurrencies! 

You also may have a claim if the addition is pulling away from the home in a reasonably visible fashion.

Call me old fashion, but I like being able to somewhat easily get to my properties....Memphis was an experiment.I have since come back to just Oregon.You mention your current property. 

We can spend time visiting properties that seems to have flags, not visit all the properties.Some of this can be done in a DIY fashion for someone inclined to try.

I'm trying to figure out how to make a good script so i can get all the information i need , while building good rapport.In a timely fashion.   

People use it to pump each other up with enthusiasm, and the commenters urging restraint get shouted down as "negative", "old-fashioned", "narrow-minded", "haters" who are trying to "kill the dream" and who "think there's only one way". 

Many of the home owners in the areas that are showing crazy appreciation and growth are old, old fashioned and not technologically "in the now".