You also could have a higher BP, Blood Pressure that is, if you are not cut out for it.

Do you look for any further information on the potential seller's property or is it more of gauging how much motivation they have to sell? 

Now if you had installed a $30 drain pipe from the pressure valve leading to a sump pump or other such drain it would have drained away without the spray/misting/soaking damages you experienced until you discovered it.

Its a good time and a great, low pressure way to meet people and get yourself situated to make your investment.

Those appraisers do a very detailed inspection and will fail a property for even small amounts of peeling paint, cracked windows, wobbly handrails, crumbly cement steps - and I even had one fail last week for the pipe on the pressure relief valve on the water heater not being 6" from the cellar floor.  

This removes the biggest pressure in terms of getting the work done.Is the remaining work mostly labor or materials? 

Insp. hit us with the requirement for a complete fire sprinkler system & that began 18 months of weekly pressure.

Whoever you use as a lender I would suggest that you ask some specific questions to gauge their tolerance on investment properties.Questions for Lenders When do you start using rental income to help me qualify?

If you want to hear a bunch of unverifiable success stories, rah rah cheerleading, and high pressure upselling, then you will have a lovely time. 

Now the property is on the city's radar, the tenants are emboldened, and you're going to have a lot of pressure to fix the issues in short order.