Bigger Pockets Youtube channel is great to get a visual when learning some of the basics (analyzing deals etc), but also the BP podcats obviously.I also like "cash flow ninja" podcast, and "lifetime cashflow with real estate" by rod klief. 

We are interested in understanding this dynamic.

What you need is to understand is the dynamics at play.

@Derek Daun, does the insurance company know of the visual damage to the garage roof or were they just concerned about the tree limbs resting on the roof, which you have already taken care of?  

It often means we need to find something with a value add - or rental arbitrage dynamic like this to beat the average.So - If rents in this building on the high end are $1400 a month, and on the average side - $1250 - across 10 units - that's a big upswing in monthly cash flow. 10 units x $200 a month rental increase = $2,000 a month in free cash flow.

Create a visual of the score of the project and create a list of the things that are affected. 

The flooring vendor thinks the hallway floors need a 1/4 plywood underlay for the vinyl, which I think would be a disaster visually.

We have a certain dynamic out here BUT how these properties were handled...

You can also use national tax lien association website resource section to look up the tax lien state map as that is visual as well. 

You should be able to glean a lot about their group dynamics from this meeting, I.e. who is the leader who follows, who is picky or pragmatic.