But they did cover most of it with new drywall & threw insulation batts up on top of the garage door.I only wish I had a phone that took pics back in those days.

Nothing happens unless you put yourself in a position for it to happen to you.This is gonna be a fun project - thought I'd share the Day 1 pics with BP Nation!

I would not use it as a reason to check the whole house, but you can probably see everything you need to see with a brief scan of the place while getting the dogs leash or making sure it has water.

So, here is my rant.1)Our fellow  residential agents out there even in the hottest of markets invest in taking great pics.

Most properties have sold for 9k or less because they were fix and flips I assume, but this particular property shouldn't require as much work as it is tenant occupied already and from the pics looks like a well kept together home.

You don't really have a deal unless the owner has some equity in the property, start there, (use list source, rebogateway, your local title company to find lists, or scan the tax assessor website and do it yourself).

So what we had to do is to ask sellers fix the whole/crack first; upon that we could run another scanning to see any further issues.   

I would need more info and pics to give a better idea. 

It definitely takes an extra layer of communication and trust on both sides... if you invest out of state, make sure you get some client referrals and ask for pics/videos of your properties during turns and rehabs.

As a best practice, it is good to quickly scan craigslist when you post your rental to stop the scammers.