Lead inspection when purchasing a new home

[Brandon Y.]

I m purchasing a home in Massachusetts and my offer just got accepted for my first multi-family.

The home was built prior to 1978 and it is a two-family side-by-side. Currently, there are tenants at will and both unit tenant would continue to stay in the house after the closing.

Both tenants have been staying in the house for more than 2 years. Unit B tenants have a toddler.

The seller has no knowledge of the lead and the building was never inspected. My concern is that I will be acquiring a tenant with a baby and living in a home that is built prior to 1978, which has a possibility of lead paint present. I have 10 days to get it inspected.

Knowing that there is a very high probablity that there are lead paint;

1. should I still get it inspected?

2. Deleading is a high cost procedure. How can I avoid the situation that need to delead the home? Or is there a way?

3. How do I handle the situation of acquiring a tenant with a toddler living in a home built prior to 1978?