If you build a good relationship, you won't need to make this trip for each prop you buy with that same provider, but for the first deal it's still the best way to gut-check your decision.See the link above for things to look for / look out for. 

I am offloading some of my properties in Atlanta, my gut tells me we are close to peakWill use these funds to continue growing capital, parking some funds in Detroit market

We have already had 1 tenant move out after using a window unit from Sept to November and the whole wall had to be gutted and rebuilt.

How much do you trust your gut that the tenant would stay the entire 12 month lease term?

There will be little maintenance because this is almost a complete gut but I factor vacancy, cap ex and maintenance after i see the numbers. 

My gut feeling tells me I should't wait but still have concerns. 

My gut tells me to use this part of the cycle to keep saving up and when the times are better to buy.

The home has been vacant since Hurricane Katrina but has a solid foundation and has been fully gutted.

I'm looking at a property in Sacramento which seemed like a great deal at first: a 1 bed / 1 bath duplex in the front (fully rented at market), plus a house on the back of the property (the inside of the house is only framed, there was a fire and it was gutted). 

My gut says that's the kind of thing that would be specifically prohibited.