See below, the contract reads  "  ... by one or more licensed or certified inspection services: home, radon, environmental, lead-base paint, lead-based paint hazard or wood-destroying insect infestation." 

I had to clean up after the squatters and their dog nearly destroyed the property.

Under yours, they still have passives' 25% equity share and the upfront acquisition fee despite destroying shareholder value.More power to leads who reap those fees, but if you're a passive in Lifestyles Unlimited &/or network w/ Brad Sumrok's students, those types of deals will look pretty unappealing.

Tentants would destroy things.

I worry about a renter with a leaky washer destroying my floor boards and ceiling.  

They didn't "suggest" anything.They told you to fulfill your legal responsibility to keep there rental safe.Now call an exterminator and tell them to come over ASAP and remove or destroy the bees.

I see NY with its liberal policies destroying the economy, constantly raising taxes and scaring away jobs.  

You likely have a termite issue, or perhaps some other form of wood destroying pest. 

I would hate to invest my time and money into a home only to see it completely destroyed.

Clearly if you want to destroy an entire industry, you should hire me right now and then practice your evil laugh until the market, inevitably, crashes.)After more than a year without full-time work, I'm in no position financially to start investing in real estate...but I'm planning ahead.