By the time everyone starts their career or finishes college, according to my plan I will have multiple multifamily properties generating passive income so I would no longer have to work and continue my goals of starting businesses, being with my family, and the ability to travel where I want anytime I want. 

Could I ask how involved was your process of investing, how much did the RE agents help in all the process (finding properties, negotiating price, arranging inspection, paperwork, legal, etc) or was it mostly work you did on your own?

Consequentially, leaving balances on multiple cards can adversely affect your credit and ability to obtain new loans (debt to income ratio)

@Ike Ekeh How things go really depends on whether the parcels involved are already incorporated into the relevant municipality's growth plan. 

If it is toxic black mold, the remediation process is very involved.

Pending litigation could have been decided with final judgment entered; perhaps litigation initiated involving the property, lis pendens recorded; federal tax lien could have been recorded... lots of things can happen before settlement.

I have seen a couple other military people on BP that have purchased multiple homes as they have moved around.

in so cal it would be RARE to have a lawyer involved in this transaction @David Weintraub  we are a title and escrow stateso take out the 1k  and the two addition doc review fee's 750 and 795  those are straight to the lender for his profit side.other than that fee's are fairly standard..

@Aja McClanahan - I think you need to get an experienced contractor/architect and maybe a zoning attorney involved. 

If hidden, the inspector could claim they were not readily visible.You might have a stronger case by presenting the multiple issues together.