It will not hide investors from the light of day.

My sellers were clearly trying to hide this from me which is frustrating. 

Since it's your first property, I might advise you to avoid something with water damage, as there can be a whole host of other nasty surprises hiding in the walls.

@Brent Moonsammy we don't try and hide the fact that we are looking to wholesale the property.

Bedbugs hide everywhere and moving furniture can cause infestation to spread.

They think they're hiding from me.  

If you had a small treasure and hid it in your house, where would you hide it?

It’s just part of investing in that area.Keep an eye out on newly finished basements - I’ve seen a few recently that looked like they were more about hiding problems than about adding useable space to the home.

I say this because a manager that knows how to run a facility better than you will be tempted to pocket some cash from time-to-time and will know how to hide it from you, so beware.

I go with the natural wood unless there is already uneven discoloration in which case I stain darker to hide the issue.As for finding reliable wood flooring guy, ask around to other investors.