But, it’s a red flag that they charged you for something that was clearly the tenants fault and I would have a conversation with them about that. 

Chris nailed it, that red pipe is pex.

Moreover, I know a contractor is a vital player on my team and can make or break your investing business.

Conversely - what are some red flags that you may be talking to a contractor who you shouldn’t work with.Any tips, techniques, tricks, points, questions, would love to hear ‘em.

@Jeff Mays Michal Jordon was arguable the best basketball player to step on a court and a world class athlete.

What are some red flags to watch out for when looking into property management companies?

But of course with the higher demand assets/markets, you get not only higher asset price growth (appreciation) but you also get outsized rent growth.The ability to properly understand, assess, and measure risk is the greatest challenge for investors, as most simply get the risk analysis 100% backwards and initially think that the higher cash flow provides safety, when in fact its a huge blinking red warning sign, just like it is any type of investment vehicle whether that be real estate, dividends, bonds etc.

I have the uncertainties in red boxes in the attached pictures. 

one last option, if the seller has this financed with a local bank, they will give you the red carpet and finance it most likely.. aside that?

If i am new player .. i would do the following:1) Save up cash that i can spent within minutes 2) Become master analyzer of a given area so that I can analyze the deal within minutes  and know the buy/sell characteristic of every single block on that neighborhood 3) Network heavily with wholesellers (only individuals...