How important is understanding why someone is selling a property?

What's the hardest part of figuring out whether a rental property is a good deal?

I am not handy at all, but I am attempting to learn some more basic stuff. Over the weekend I attempted to install a new kitchen faucet. Needless to say didn't go as planned, so ended up paying to get it installed. My mistake was trying to disconnect the water lines. For the life of me I could not get the nut to turn and was just twisting the lines and making kinks. Tried watching all these youtube videos that made it look like it was easy so I was very confused and quit not wanting to damage anything. I watched the guy install it and asked questions as he did. Two reasons I could not get the lines disconnected. A. Apparently in plumbing you typically use two wrenches one to hold for leverage and one to loosen the screw, I was just trying to use one like I saw others in videos do. B. The builder used some kind of lock seal making it more difficult to remove. The installer even said it was overly tight and shouldn't have been so. Anyway just sharing this as a learning experience that I had to pay for and maybe sharing will help you avoid the same rookie move. Don't laugh at me to badly 😁

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Would you rather buy a property that's ready to rent or one that needs work but costs less?