There are 2 main things I would look for in a co-op and in retrospect maybe have even bought a smaller place in a less desirable area to gain these two things:1.

In retrospect, I would have just hired a PM.

I've been looking into the local markets and neighborhoods in more detail over the past week and a lot of areas that looked like they might have good price/rent ratios look like they also have significant amounts of crime (in retrospect, that's as expected I guess haha) so I'm going to be doing a bit more reading about Indy to learn more about what neighborhoods are up and coming and look in detail at another market or two just to get a better feel for what the micro market looks like based on the macro market numbers I was able to find and sort.  

Is anyone going back to their deals after a few years to do a retrospective review of their investment to see what their actual returns and outflows are vs what you originally estimated?

In retrospect I should have tried much harder to get a copy of the inspection report.

Julius John but isn't the reason they are viewed as deals now.. in retrospect .. is because the general market has gone up ?

In retrospect, not the smartest thing but live and learn.

But she lied on her application, provided fake credit report / maybe also paycheck, had multiple evictions in the past.. plus I have a sense she’s going to demand 2mth+ rent (legal fees are ~2/3 rent), and I won’t be able to get over it easily.Reading this thread should serve as an example to all readers of the importance of tenant screening; you don't want to learn this the hard way, in retrospect, as in this particular post.You have to use a trusted source for background reports for credit, eviction and criminal activity - no exceptions because if you use a report provided by the applicant it can easily be falsified.

In retrospect, I would start with the property management company from day one.

I did pay them all to represent my best interest in the transaction and in retrospect I was thinking that water and sewer are common charges that are billed to the property as opposed to a person so did someone drop the ball?