Make sure the piers are at the right spacing, rebar where it should be, post-tension cables set correctly, and slab poured to the right depth etc.

HKloss, your thinking is exactly right and quite similar to my way of doing things - analyze the data thoroughly, think through it, shortlist your areas of interest and then focus and get the depth of knowledge needed to invest.

Gamblers hope for the big win.

There is no need to hire a private investigator because you're not looking for an in-depth search.

I could tell it was not the required 300 foot depth from the road as required by the county.  

I am doing an in-depth market analysis and want to hear about important factors and where to find the respective data.

Everyone and their situation and beliefs are different, so there is no simple answer.After two months (November & December 2017) of personal in depth research and being VERY skeptical I did decide that this was the program for me personally (January 2018).

@Eric Fernwood awesome post Eric, I enjoyed seeing how in depth your response was and the info-graphics you used are very cool. 

In these cases, you must check out their bank statements, credit report, and other sources such that you can do an in-depth audit to verify their capability and willingness to pay rent. 

Buildium was a little "clunky" to use and I wasn't fond of it, however I think it had some really in-depth accounting reports and features.Tenant Cloud is very easy to use and intuitive.