Unfortunately, in doing some due diligence, I uncovered some unsavory reviews (see below) that scared me away.  

Hi Giselle, Just curious how were these 'bad plumbing and electric issues' uncovered?

Hey Jennifer,Sounds like you're uncovering some juicy details in your property hunt!

The seller should have informed you about the POS violations as soon as they were aware of them.Realtor's ResponsibilitiesYour realtor has a fiduciary duty to act in your best interest, which includes conducting due diligence to uncover any issues that could affect the transaction.

We used to be able to buy 8-10 cap apartment buildings, but over the past 12 months a lot of money from both coasts have started to uncover what you are, and the prices on multi family is closer to 6.5-7.5 currently.

Colorado is considered a “caveat emptor” state, aka buyer beware so the onus is mostly on the buyer to uncover any issues during their due diligence time period.

Costs are very high, but uncovered spaces aren't renting for that much (we're a frequent visitor to New Smryna Beach btw). 

What questions or areas of the lender:client relationship should a REI investigate when shopping for lenders to uncover the value that lender offers as compared to others? 

If you were and lose the value of the rental, then subtract the rental amount from the total price to arrive at the reduced value to you.Are you asking HOW to negotiate a lower price based on this uncovered information concerning the property condition?  

The answer is obvious to me, but please do other research or DM me and I'm happy to send you a ton of resources.Detroit is the kind of market you want to be uncovering today.