@Michelle WilliamsWe started out in the basement of this property and talked about the typical things to look for when walking through:Electrical work, foundation leaks or cracks, piping, asbestos, gas meters, structural integrity (support columns, rafters) and heating (forced air water heater vs radiator boiler)The basement of this particular property (according to one of the tenants) was actually a beauty salon about 20 years ago, so there was still a toilet in place on one side of the room, as well as an additional entrance.Aaron mentioned that today gas companies prefer to have the meters on the outside of the unit for access, and since these were on the inside Peoples Gas would do the necessary work to route them outside the unit.We traversed through the back entrance to the top floor and walked through, noting the floors, kitchen area, bedrooms and closets, bathroom and living/dining areas.  

Radiators can leak or crack, and they can be hard to find if you want to match what is there, and very heavy to deal with if more than a few feet in length.

I'm in the same boat except that now I'm getting repairs that are "never painted bedroom, bathroom" along with radiators not working after 2 years.

Everyone take copper, scrap (radiators) and any other quickly sellable stuff to turn into cash and always break in though the rear so the front window is a non issue.

I work full time as a clinical physicist in the field of radiation oncology and like to dabble in real estate in my free time.

For heating... we keep three of the oiled filled electric radiator type on hand in storage, as they have proven to be the most safe and easy for our tenants to use. 

Heat seems to radiate down from the ceiling of the garage in question.

By reading this forum I realized I need to check all the radiator bulbs.

Left my field as a radiation therapist to care for parents aflicted with Alzheimer's and dementia.  

It had hot water heat, and in the basement, there were 8-10' lengths of pipe from the wall to the radiators.