Discuss this with your agent and be prepared to pull the trigger on the replacement within 30-60 days if it turns out to be an issue.I had this happen with one of my houses that had a metal shingle roof.

I'm new to the Treasure Valley as well, from Oregon, but have been in BP for about 9 years.

Driving for dollars is also a great way to find off-market treasures. 

As I'm sure you've realized, the BP community is a treasure trove of information and knowledge.Best of luck on this new deal! 

It was already rented, I met all the tenants and somewhat “reassesed” them as tenents to see if they were someone I felt comfortable with.The property is notin Des Moines, it is in Fairfield a town of 10,000 ppl 2 hrs hours away.

Feel free to jump in the community here and also take advantage of the treasure of knowledge here.

All electric has been updated, plumbing updated, plaster walls have been replaced with drywall, has a metal roof, has 5ish yr old heating/air.I am not as familiar with structural components to a home, which makes me skeptical on such a old home. 

NOI, CoC, ROI... all those things are financial metrics which can be calculated for any investment (real estate, precious metals, stocks, poker returns).Obviously the investments themselves will be quite different... mortgages, expenses, etc.

Like any other house that is left un-attended for more than 5 minutes in that SD, I'm sure the new owner had to replace everything that was made of metal and most likely had to replace the carpet to get rid of the meth-burns.If you choose to buy this house, you need to renovate it to section 8 standards only... and no more.

After all, for the time being, people are still physically going to houses, signing a contract with actual pen and paper, and getting metallic keys to their house when it closes.