I would add that the current Utah investment market is red hot and it is hard to find good rental units for a decent price.  

No politics allowed....but you can almost just go with Red State vs Blue State....

And anything you spill goes right over them, so red wine or pasta sauce will do a number on them.At least with wood finish, it blends in well, though curious to see any and all replies.

Quote from @George Red: @Eric Gerakos this may be a silly question, but how do you deny partial payment... the tenant has been paying by Venmo/Cashapp (which may be a problem in itself) or are you just saying in terms of setting expectations with the tenant.

These are basic questions like what brings you to Redding?

An INVESTOR sees a "red" day, week, month, year as a INVITATION TO BUY.   

Which raised some red flags for me.My concern is I don't know the real reason why the seller is selling the property. 

This is the biggest red flag for sellers.Well, this sounds great for Buyers.

It has appreciated almost 2.5X of the original purchase price, however the cash flow is typically $25 in the red every month sometimes more with maintenance issues. 

I looked at a couple of deals of his a few years ago but they seemed like bad deals, red flags, so I passed.