But if you do some good homework prior to the deal you can identify more issues before you inherit them.This isn't legal advice, just my opinion as a real estate investor.

Recently I was working on a house and the inspector call out several issues regarding a deck on the back (among other things), I decided to get a structural engineer just to get a second opinion and the engineer put a report together explaining why the inspectors was incorrect. 

@Derek John overall better to own, in my opinion.

Predicting a market crash is all fear mongering in my opinion, if it does happen, it will be completely unpredictable and most people wouldn't have any knowledge about it.

In my opinion, overcoming a hesitancy to take risk is better than having to overcome the willingness to take on too much risk.

great long term value in my opinion.1) check with zoning. 

We have family in the area and are familiar some what with our future surroundings but any input or opinions on our plans or goals is welcome.

Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff is a game changer in my opinion.

Not a pro, but just my opinion from experience.

If you are investing in SFR's, scaling can be challenging, so using the 20% of the assets' value to acquire, makes more sense than using 80 or 100%, in my opinion.