Conversely, your friend might work harder and be quicker to raise red flags in order to protect you and maintain the relationship. 

Story #2: I am currently pursuing a Fix & Flip opportunity in which I will either be the sole player via mortgage through a lender or possibly bring in a partner to finance either the rehab or the down payment.

Originally posted by Account Closed:What are the Red flags while doing a visual inspection?

#1 I'm a big Red Raiders fan :)#2 Growing City#3 Fair Prices, Fair Rent#4 Good Gut feelingThese reasons may not be good enough but is lots of growth in Lubbock, TX for quite some time and has a pretty good economy too. 

My red flags were waving frantically and alarm bells were sounding at a deafening volume with just a small amount of research into these guys.

Definitely red, but not too bright.

Another major red flag is when a prospective tenant is in a huge rush to move.

https://www.ocregister.com/2018/05/02/reaming-owners-and-other-renters-with-rent-control/These things can hurt home owners too because theres less value and more red tapes

In my part of California, a 2 unit (or 2 home) property with only one meter is a red flag that one of the units/houses is not permitted.

The industry keeps hearing a lot of buzz about the biggest real estate player in town - Keller Williams - getting into sanctioning / sponsoring a property management faction of their real estate sales franchise.