Making sure homes are energy efficient, verifying a good pressure thermal boundary, proper air flow for a healthy home as well as CAZ saftey testing. 4.

In the short term, you will most likely see downward pressures on rental rates, but this might be a good sign.

And don't let them pressure you... if they keep trying to get you to purchase the first deal that comes along instead of helping you find the perfect property, lose 'em.

Many buyers of distress I do deals with base rents below market.They come in and do value added items to the property.Then the base their purchase price on below market rents.They want to lease up for cash flow as fast as possible and not waste time.After the first year they can up closer to market at that time.Dropping from 90% to 20% occupancy shows something bad is going on.Even if the previous owner was losing the property they would sign up a bunch of tenants at a little below market rates so they could suck a bunch of cash flow out before being foreclosed on.When you buy low enough you can rent below market.When landlords are fighting for tenants in a market and an investor buys a foreclosure to rent out it puts downward pressure on the rents.Then other multifamily owners are pressured to maintain debt service with lower rents and more foreclosures happen.Don't depend on that banks numbers.

If I convince a neighbor to let me use his hosebib, and I drag a garden hose across to a hosebib of the subject house, and hook it up...turn on the neighbor's hosebib, and thus filled the supply system of the subject house with water pressure, is that considered "ACTIVATING"?

Speak with her and try and get to her pressure points.

No loose wires, uncovered boxes, loose light fixtures, cracked plates.Water heater, pressure relief valve with tube, 6" off floor.No plumbing leaks, even a drip..

But just because we really like the property doesnt mean I am going to pressure myself into something I am not 100% about.

I have put a lot of pressure on myself to hit a home run on my first deal (prove it to myself, establish a track record, etc) but my long term goal is to buy at least 2 cash-flowing properties every year for the next 15 years.  

I have a deadline of October 12th to purchase my first great deal so the pressure is on!