We have reached out to every buyer/seller agent as well as previous owners to try and get statements proving it was an apartment.The issue is... now we need plans drawn up, a permit issued, and a city inspection on something that was converted decades ago and will cost thousands of dollars and time. 

The biggest issue with using this is that leaks don't always show themselves right away so you have to go into the attic to inspect the plywood for signs of leaks.

How often do you have them inspect? 

A mentor will be invaluable in helping you navigate floor plans, budgets, and the logistics of permits and inspections specific to certain areas.

In the city you have to have a State business license with city endorsements, register the property and have inspections (all at your expense).3.

I have some experience buy and hold rental properties, and now I want to do flips, I need investors and I have some that have shown interest, in addition to speaking to private lenders that are willing to fund 70% of the LTV (based on the desired property)I'm seeing a lot of deals from wholesalers, but the problem is, some of them close in 2 weeks and some as long as a month, and they don't take conditional offers, and the good ones fly off the shelf really quick.My question is, how does someone like me close one of those deals within this short period, how do you arrange the equity and financing with little to no inspections sometimes even.I'd like to know how do I prepare myself to be able to close one of these good deals right away when they are offered to me and many others?

Not having thorough inspections by great inspectors is stupid.

As others have pointed out, those are fires waiting to happen.In addition to reducing fire hazards, cleaning the ducts allows you to inspect.  

To my understanding the process is adding my units to a board, waiting for the section 8 representative to contact me when there’s an interested tenant, have an inspection done, screen tenant and have paperwork done correct?

They will however require an UW process, valuation inspection, and need to meet certain property requirements.