I just assume the paint is lead-based and take the necessary pre-cautions. 

Located right in front of a large navy base.

These assessments determine how much you pay in property taxes, and they're based on the perceived value of your property.

We look closely for asbestos and lead based paint (which are not deal-breakers for me, but they're a significant cost to remediate, so I want to know about it before I buy the property). 

These loans are based on three things.

-Start attending local real estate investing meetups-Go in with the purpose of identifying real estate investors who are in the niche you are interested in-Do research on the investors (based on conversations and their online presence)-Brainstorm ways you can add value to their business-Instead of offering to add value to their business, do it first and then offer the valueThis is actually how I get started working for a syndication company.

It sounds like you know which avenue to take based on experience and risk tolerance.

Suburban areas like the South Hills or North Hills do well here based on those factors.

While not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, it does create delays and more items that I have to keep track of, that aren't actually productive.I understand a repeat customer may get priority treatment, it's when a desire to keep that customer happy by overlooking existing problems that come up later, occur.

Hey @Spencer Shapiro, this is a hard one to reply to because a lot of this is based on folks personal thresholds around tolerance, uncomfortability, etc.