@Michael McDevitt I'm a little bit surprised at your answer.

How long did the rehab on the vacant side take and were there any unexpected surprises? 

I've been surprised to see small multi-families sell via FHA that I thought wouldn't be approved at all.

My wife and I bought our first house in Surprise AZ.

You would be surprised on what you find out through casual conversation.

@Chris Levarek I calculated a 35% increase over last year's premium, so definitely noticeable. great question, and my taxes should increase substantially; previous owner had a long standing homestead exemption in place  In Seattle, surprisingly the rental market has  dropped 1% over the past month as it's one of the steepest rent decline in the country according to zillow reports @Carlos Valencia @Albert Bui

I'm actually surprised to hear that people had bad experiences because the nature of the nurse renter is basically nocturnal (sleeps all day, working all night), they make a killing on their travel budget/allowance, since there needs to be incentive for them to do the work, so they are reliable and you can generally charge higher rents.

However, that is not true for everyone, and you'd be surprised that even by giving them all of the honest information that they still want to sell quickly for a discount.

They have done solid work in the area which is why I was very surprised when they suggested I pull permits.

I am very surprised whoever helped you purchase didn’t let you know.