This allowed me to build a team and not get too in over my head with a complex rehab. 

You have heads in beds, but are they all paying.Create a budget for repairs and build that into your underwriting.Gino

I always take my new tenant thru the house and show them that the drains are clear and that the drains are their responsibility, it helps to get the responsibility into their heads.

I would say about $8k average, sometimes reaching towards $20k depending on length of run and the difficulty of tie-in to the City main.I would not, as a buyer, wnat to take a chance on this..even if they are working well now, it is a ticking time bomb and a large expense.So I would wrap your head around the concept of offering a credit towards this item.

@Melissa Wongkamalasai@John Warren hit the nail on the head.

That’s the meaning (imo) of “cash is king”.  2009 through 2011 Cash was truly KING :) It feels a little like we may be headed back for a few years of cash being king. 

My real estate agent is of the general thought wave that it would be difficult for anything to be fundamentally wrong given how it’s all been recently installed.I am just looking for that reassurance heading into my first US deal here 

This is giving me an increased sense of caution and I appreciate the heads up on the impact of these other factors on what I'm seeing in these listings.It seems so daunting to get at the truth and the details, especially for a first go round.

If that's not an option, my recommendation is that you at least tell this tenant that he's clearly not going to be happy in the rental, you can't afford central A/C, and he should just move to something better suited for his hot head.

I can't wait till Columbus gets there head out you know where about ADU's and lets us put them all up, I'd put one at my duplex and at my current primary I think they are the best thing out there for added value to a property