There isn't anything that's horridly ugly. ie, red walls, black carpet, decorating is a matter of individual taste so anything you paint or redo should be for the average.

Lease hasn’t been signed yet.My question: Is this red flag that her very first check is bounced ?

Been discussed on BP MANY MANY times...do a search.....There can be instances where this plan makes sense.....client travels a lot or has a big influx of $$ etc..... but most of the time its a HUGE red flag.....at least to me.

Buying a property that has been divided up into 5 units with only one meter waves a red flag for me.

The 500$ scam story is weird and yeah that raises red flags.

Detroit bureaucracy is still a mess of red tape and poor record keeping (and possibly corruption).I have a friend who bought a house in Brush Park, back when you could buy them for almost nothing. 

FOUNDATION: I don’t see any red flags in the picture.

When somebody tells me they have a result of "mold in the blood", it sent off red flags galore.

In the Green or in the (Red)?

Don't guess.Run your numbers using the rental property calculator.Mortgage rate if you use Colin Powers in red bank is 3.875 but may cost you a few bucks to lock in about 1-2k or assume 4.0 with no cost.plug in taxes,  estimate repairs, estimated homenowner insurance (call an agent if you dont know it), water (call water company) if you intend on paying for it, projected rent etc.