My typical path through a property is going around outside, then down into the basement, and then up through the house slowly with extra time spent in the kitchens and bathrooms.An agent or wholesaler intent on selling you the property, however, will often have a pre-planned route through it that points out its strongest features first, and only then proceed to the weaker features and major problems.You acquire the kind of reading skills you're talking about, and to a great degree, only over time and with experience.

It was a hard lesson but YOUR RIGHT it hasn't been a major issue.

Majority of the houses on the street are well kept but in the last 6 months, the area is very active with crime. 

Most likely there's major issues with the apartment.

Mostly renting it out to schools/leagues/teams or having birthday parties for now.  

The first pillar is a good insurance policy, as that covers the majority of the claims you face as an investor.

I plan in being proactive to prevent any major issues like this but there is always a higher chance with students and I want to know before I dive in.

A major reason I love Cincinnati's future is that there is so much room for growth in terms rent$/mo.

Luckily I don't think we are any major crisis, better yet I think we are on track for a solid year especially in Denver!

I recommend that you run test ads in the major paper and on Craigslist at your desired monthly lot rent to determine if there’s interest.