Just safe, undamaged, generally clean (even if it's not to your standards, it's still not awful).Do this as little or as often as you feel needed.

There are many possibilities depending upon if safe harbors are used or what discrimination testing it meets.https://www.irs.gov/publications/p560/ch01.html

Better to be safe than sorry!

Is it safe to assume the agent will have my best interests and will essentially act as my buyer's agent?

In other words....the house was settling beyond safe levels and was in danger of caving in.  

When There’s No Written AgreementIf you’re certain the property has been abandoned and your lease doesn’t cover the matter, it’s usually safe to take the steps set out in the section just above: take inventory of the property (including photographs), carefully store it, and send a detailed notice to the tenant.

I talked to my CPA and she recommends sending 1099s  to everyone who got paid $600 and more to air on the safe side, but she is my CPA, she charges me per 1099 she sends out, so her opinion to me is bias!  

Purchasing notes are extremely profitable and safe as long as you conduct proper and thorough due diligence - just like with a tax deed. 

The area is neither A or B, in my opinion and is closser to C- or D+.If you kept the rent at $600/door for three doors, and if they were made safe to live in, and if you could have no more than $120,000 invested, it might work.

Took me 7 years to dig myself out and doing well now with very safe 30 year fixed loans.