Show him how things SHOULD GO(you make monthly payments for XX years), and also let him know what the worst case scenario would be(you dont pay and he has to foreclose on you which means that he will get the house back).Make sure that you are getting a deal that is WAY below market price and not something retail.

@Nicholas ShepherdCall the city of Tacoma permitting department to answer your questions.

So call and find out from the Fire Dept what time they are coming.I'd have the electrician still come and if he check the problem make sure he leaves some type of paperwork giving date of service and service done.Obviously the Fire Department does the inspections for your city and the tenant feels they have the right to ask for them to come out, which they do, you shouldn't have a charge from fire dept for this but they will inspect to make sure of any things in condo apt that needs correction they will write up an order for that  and you will have a period of time to comply and schedule a reinspection. 

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Look for proximity of public transportation, supermarkets, retail outlets, etc. 

Do you intend to live in it while rehabbing, intend to sell retail, prehab it, or just fix it to turn into your rental property.

These are hard to discover in dry seasons, but always make sure you understand what's going on if you see a sump pump in the basement.We love big scary problems because we understand better than a retail buyer how to solve them and can often lead to bigger discounts than the cost to correct them.  

The team I use to sell all my retail  deals are also in FT mill  (Baxter ) Charlotte, and surrounding areas we are focusing but only New Construction rentals.

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Like they say never pay retail for any thing lol