These were the major things that gave me pause after the inspection. 

Over the years I have been tempted to purchase one of those beautiful Victorian ladies (every time I am in town for the festival, in fact) but the character of the outer neighborhood has given me pause. 

We are doing a trial to purchase homes, pause liens, and if the home is up to code in six months the city waives the liens.

Dear BP, I'm currently gathering the financing to buy my first 4 unit rental property in the Portland, OR area, however I've heard some things that are giving me pause..

Being the 2nd lien holder on my first deal gave me pause as I am not certain to be paid back if they run off with the cash and don't finish repairs. 

I just read your post on another forum post and it has given me some pause.

The bulk of the Cardinal Drive area is a nice neighborhood/family friendly area of the Dale City portion of Woodbridge.From an investor's standpoint the mismatched appliances don't bother me but as a potential homebuyer it could appear as a shortcut to save money which could tint the way the look at the remainder of the home (when I worked for a flipper in the past we realized that we had this issue with a home we were trying to sell, none of the potential buyers could really put their finger on the what exactly was giving them pause but the additional money was spent to match the appliances and it went under contract within a week, may have been happy coincidence but from an emotional buyer's point of view, it could be skewing their viewpoint without them knowing).  

Right now, the next property will be my 10th FHA loan, and I will need to secure financing elsewhere going forward, which is why i have paused at this stage to make sure I have my entities in order.

Many thanks for that recommendation.One issue is that our pre-approval (and contract) was based on a conventional mortgage, and now our realtor is suggesting that to try and switch to an FHA might give the seller pause, or even potentially cause the deal to fall apart.

Do I tell him to keep going or pause?