The market heated up so much around here there's pretty slim pickings.We're doing a major rehab now that will probably take us until December, then we'll start shopping hard again.

The test is cheap the fixes are “relatively cheap”. 

It comes in the highest durability rating (there is scientific lab test numbers rating different tiles including the ones you guys are talking about)  The only problem for me with it was the crappy labor I had to choose from the job being near Houston right after Harvey .. that kind of hard tough tile is sharp cornered like marble so you got to get a better tile setter that will butter the tile and floor, and also float it with level or the tile will be uneven slightly enough to give sharp edges snagging peoples socks.I am now building 14 more apartments and I got to decide on floors real soon, I want to know more about that PVC, that sounds real interesting. lot easier than tile I a talking about That kind of hard tough porcelain tile cost about $1.10 to $1.30 a foot when buying bulk and the labor need to be over $2 a foot, Plus floating the floor when needed.

The pickins here in the Charlotte, NC area area pretty slim, so we've considered using a service like roofstock.com that vets the properties for us.

The building is vacant so will require a test of all systems. 

The auto dealerships in the surrounding area would not allow tribal members to "test drive" a car because it could disappear into tribal property never to leave again and there is no easy mechanism to legally retrieve it.

I’m looking at multi family homes in the upcoming Worcester, Ma area and I’m finding a lot of seemingly slim margins looking at 3 unit properties.

If not then this is just a test for you to take them after he passes on.  

The litmus test is, do you have a deed to anything or are you just signing a contract promising an ROI of 8% and the right to use a unit (or specific unit) one week per year?

Each market is different so be sure to test out different methods and even layer your marketing.