I would also be interested to learn at what age the transition from damage to normal wear and tear occurs.Also, if you have a good carpet cleaning company, you will be surprised what all they can extract from your carpet.

They did a walk through inspection and very surprised that this was this low.As they did a hard credit pull, I'd rather not start the process with another bank (and get another credit pull). 

You'd be surprised what neighbors know and how much info they will give you.

Of coarse there will be surprises & unexpected things that you can't plan for.

If the forthcoming changes don't improve their lives, support will quickly disappear.I've been surprised how little the real estate market has changed given the election rhetoric.

Your emergency contact information should be given and ask tenants for a updated contact information for them also.

On the other hand, if you have no clue as to what's about to happen to your money, don't be surprised if you never see it again.Finally, give yourself credit for what you do know, and get yourself a good local attorney to not only help you get, but to bring your documents to the deal.P.s.

We'll be doing about a house a month under our own funds, but obviously, we'd love to do more.We were a little surprised that when we made a very minor mention, we'd soon be looking for lenders with 100K minimum to invest that we were hit up by two people fairly quickly.

I'm actually surprised I haven't heard about this more often.

@Brad Fausett Well, I think regular property inspections and getting a lawyer on the case as soon as issues emerged might have helped the situation.