I can't find any faults physically (realtor did a walk through already) and will rely on our inspection for due diligence.

@Devang PatelI would suggest considering investing your retirement funds in physical real estate and/or trust deeds.

Our data sources may be incomplete or incorrect; also, we have not physically inspected a specific home.

From the website:With myFICO Property Reports, you get access to the same “insider” information that real-estate professionals see, including:• Physical characteristics, sales history and mortgage information• Comparable recent home sales in the same area• Neighborhood demographics, information on local schools, crime information and statistics, natural and environmental hazard reports … and more!

The question is how is your $20,000 secured against a physical asset?

Of course you would need to make sure whatever improvements you are considering are allowed and are financially and physically feasible before proceeding but here are just a few ideas:Hire a surveyor to stake the corners of the property.

You need to know the market in area - know the physical vacancy, common incentives, eviction rates, market rents, etc.  

Did you physically go to the bank, ask them the remaining balance, and cut a check?

From there the person who has the 'boots on the ground' does all the physical tasks for the deal such as hanging signs around the property, showing the property to our perspective partners, etc.

All the sockets and switches and the physical location is the same.