You could probably find a bank willing to accept a smaller down payment, but I think your concern about having to put 25% down is probably a red flag for the deal. 

If the power company disconnected for safety reasons or a permitting issue, it could be more of a red flag. 

Hello,My name is Jerett Sanderson and I am a fairly new to real estate investing. I have one multi-family property that we are currently house hacking. I am focusing on learning how to BRRRR and invest in more Multifa...

Or possibly red flags to look for in the intro process?

All water bill and abandon homes become my issue and she is one phone call away from having her home red tagged by the health department.

For example, often fire damage is water damage--they put the red stuff out with wet stuff.

There is no incentive for the PM to contest work orders when they get to keep a percentage of the repair cost charged to owners.As an entrepreneur, I am allergic to seeing red on the P&L.

Many agents have a list of inspectors they work with, but the fact this agent is strongly asking should be a red flag.

To piggyback on what a couple of other posters mentioned.....you're doing a lot of "interviewing" and you may be sending up some red flags. 

We recently renovated a house that had been red tagged by the City.