Red tape is no bueno.

Red flags I'd say are definitely the taxes on most homes, the crime, and the red tape at city hall. 

(mainly asphalt)The property is (dare I say) pristine.

There are requirements that some debris must be in approved containers under the supervision of licensed contractors (even in the approved container is two plastic trash bags in a cardboard box with taped seals).If you have a house/structure to get rid of out in a rural area, your local fire department may solve most of your problem with a training exercise burning it down.

And the Realtor can ensure it's "tight" where the seller can't run out like one of my ex's that got out of my duct tape dresses

Did the "seller" use words like NCND, mandate, POF, direct and tape?

I was looking at a home in a rougher area and absolutely loved the note taped to the neighbors window.

I'm direct with seller. Wholesalers are welcomed 9045130229Let's work!!!

The government has so much red tape for banks, they don't like making small loans like the one you indicated.

I saw condemnation done two houses down from me, someone rented an illegal unit, a neighbor across the street called it in, and building department came, locked up the place, and put up yellow police "do not cross" tapes.