She's looking more into the matter, but I wanted to reach out to y'all.

When I was doing the Marine Embassy Guard thing and had crazy hours, the priority was keeping sunlight out, no matter how it looked.

Yes, I always see a red flag if if I sense they rush because they're having trouble with previous landlord [you get a sense about people in the first 2 minutes after meeting so many prospects over time]...However, this frenzied rush from qualified A+ tenants is driven from inventory contraction in a very hot rental area, where rentals are taken down within a matter of hours (this is Manhattan fwiw)..

However I do have some questions that may be relevant no matter what country you are in so please feel free to pass along any advice :) I am currently looking at purchasing my first property and I have done a fair bit of homework, but I am looking for some experienced guidance on choosing my best option to start out.

That being said I think the bank can still hit the seller for a deficiency on a foreclosure too so not sure it matters. i.e. when the bank forecloses and sells at the sheriff's auction or takes the house back and sells as an REO, the difference of the sale becomes the deficiency amount.So even with a foreclosure, the seller can get hit with a deficiency.

We can try to paint real estate investing in any color we want to but the truth of the matter is that lenders will not lend to investors unless they see some kind of history or activity.

The issuance of building permits is a matter of public record.  

ok so what your saying is you don't think a tenant could overstay his welcome no matter how good of a tenant they were during the lease term and then you have to evict them?  

It does not matter if you own one small rental property our a massive multi-family  complex perhaps the most important job a property manager has is to protect the property and residents from a "bad renter". 

So why does any of this matter to the market or to Real Estate Investors?