Small causes have exponential effects, which means market changes will occur more often.Always be prepared for a Black Swan.

For you to buy sight unseen (or using pictures that are who-knows-how-old) is a risk on your part and you should get compensated accordingly (with a lower price).Also remember that at the bottom of every MLS listing sheet will be a disclaimer to the effect of, "information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and buyers must conduct their own due diligence".

I would also talk to my lender about how this would effect my borrowing ability.

I'm not trying to make a point, just relaying my observations because it's contrary to what I would have believed before going through this analysis exercise. 

Effective troubleshooting over the phone can be hugely helpful to this to avoid having to dispatch over something that the tenant can be easily walked through.

@Ellie Narie - everyone is trying to speculate on covid19 housing effects.

If you have reserves them, chances are, you have more reserves than your tenant and you may just have to exercise good judgement as to where you personally draw the line.

How will this effect sub contractors and the smaller scale general contractors? 

Hey guys, for those of you who have experience in virtual wholesaling (either being the remote wholesaler or as a partner to a remote wholesaler), what methods have you found most effective for evaluating properties?

I need some exercise.