Inspection Discovered Fire Damage

[Garrett Penfield]

Hi all,

I am in the process of purchasing a fourplex, the inspection found fire damage in the attic. I have not personally seen it but attached are pictures from the inspection report. The former owner is deceased and her daughter is the seller, she claims to have no documentation on the repairs. I looked up the permits with the city and there are none related to fire damage (although their records only go back to 2001). Short of hiring an engineer to sign off on the structural integrity is there anything else I can do to ensure the repairs were done correctly? This could potentially be a flip (I haven’t decided yet), if it is I would like to have some sort of documentation to show the next buyer there are no issues.