But, it’s a red flag that they charged you for something that was clearly the tenants fault and I would have a conversation with them about that. 

Chris nailed it, that red pipe is pex.

Conversely - what are some red flags that you may be talking to a contractor who you shouldn’t work with.Any tips, techniques, tricks, points, questions, would love to hear ‘em.

What are some red flags to watch out for when looking into property management companies?

But of course with the higher demand assets/markets, you get not only higher asset price growth (appreciation) but you also get outsized rent growth.The ability to properly understand, assess, and measure risk is the greatest challenge for investors, as most simply get the risk analysis 100% backwards and initially think that the higher cash flow provides safety, when in fact its a huge blinking red warning sign, just like it is any type of investment vehicle whether that be real estate, dividends, bonds etc.

I have the uncertainties in red boxes in the attached pictures. 

one last option, if the seller has this financed with a local bank, they will give you the red carpet and finance it most likely.. aside that?

@Rick Laszlo I've been living in Red Deer for about 25 years now.

@Anthony Greco  Sometimes when you run across a data set like the one you mentioned, that's a red flag.

if they wont let you in.. then that's a big red flat.