Look for cracks (larger than hairline) in the foundation to see if there are issues there as well.

I like commercial because there is not as much competition for it.You can structure a deal more creatively and there are more different types of lender loans than for residential.Residential is highly regulated by the government now.Commercial I don't want the government messing it up as well and squashing creative financing.I like commercial for economies of scale and ramping up larger transactions.You can make money in residential it is just not my thing.I like retail and multifamily.Medical will be hot for many decades to come as well with the boomer generation retiring.I don't care much for industrial but I am seeing some transition areas where a developer takes an industrial shell of a warehouse leasing at 2 sq ft.They put improvements in and get rezoned to mixed use retail and get 15 sq ft lease rates.

No if you asking price is way less than the list price then the investor may develop some sort of respect for you.

Washington Federal is probably one of the larger portfolio lenders in Utah.

I'm pretty conservative and don't like drama so I wasn't sure how well I'd take to this sort of strategy.

In watching some of the gurus, I got the sense that I should be sort of like a realtor, in that, I should know an area.

My pm has sort of the same issue, with distance.

VicYour reply sort of confirmed what I was thinking in the back of my mind.

I will not pick one way or the other as it does not affect my business model, however, I would agree with Mark in that wages and unemplyment ratios will have a larger affect on rental prices than anything else.That said, regardless of your view, IF you are a landlord, then you should ALWAYS be adding to your portfolio and as such, making adjustments to the market by adjusting how much you pay.

No, I would not make any assumptions about the presence of utilities of any sort nor about your ability to connect to them if they are present.