Brown spots on the ceiling, possible roof or pipe leak.Cracked walls, possibly from stress due to the house settling.Rusted cast iron piping, time to replace the line.The list goes on and on.

It is a good point that being up front early in the screening process about the parking situation should weed out the prospective tenants that find off street parking important.

I am referring to the following article:  Ultimate Rule: Better Tenants = Fewer Management ProblemsThe ultimate rule to help you reduce bad tenant situations is to lease to better tenants in the first place.

They were not open to learning anything about the situation, and said so, but did they make any additional comment or engage in any discussion about the problem or the solution.

I had lived there for 2 years 6 months so the tax situation was covered and with the value add of the flip I could take the cash and reinvest it in new properties. 

At this point I think they just don’t want to share how much they are paying for utilities.So I ended up in this situation where Tenant A complained that Tenant B was not paying utilities.

You have to apply common sense to each situation.

I don’t do bandit signs because they are illegal in my area and I don’t feel dealing with that situation.

If you're working with someone you trust it will take a ton of stress away when one of those challenges does pop up.VA loans are a little more nuanced than your standard conventional loan, but if you have any questions feel free to ask.

If you’re buying an REO with cash (especially in a multiple offer situation), you may have an edge working with the listing agent only.