It gives you a starting point and a leg to stand on when it comes to knowing how much you can offer on the property and still leave enough meat on the bone to wholesale it to an investor. 

For example, I personally can't stand tri-levels but there are a ton of those in my area and people seem to keep buying them.Risk of flooding, sewage - that makes me think there is a drain in the middle of the floor like you do have in a lot of non-living space basements.

But of course you want to build to meet demand so you don't have excessive carrying costs on your standing inventory.

And if you stand up at an event and tell them you are a wholesaler, you'll find plenty of people who want to be notified when you have deal.Good luck, and I look forward to meeting you at a Black Diamond event.

@Aaron Kushner,Just stand good for the loan with a personal guarantee.Joe Gore

The only reason I see for a owner not telling tenants who they are would be if they are afraid of their tenants or did not have the confidence to stand behind their decisions.

For example, I have accounts on all my suppliers (except for some "convenience" shops), I have a standing instruction where it is illegal to "combine" purchases per project, each project is treated as a separate transaction, every time, all the time, no matter what, no matter when.

The "R" stands for residential.

One thing that I think is critical is having the support of an ongoing company that will stand behind the property after it has been tenanted.  

Stand in the kitchen and pretend you're a mom (maybe you already are one).