The reason being is that most older multi family construction will fall very short of modern code construction, and an irritated inspector could cost you thousands.

Yes some folks will be irritated with your call but its a numbers game and the more calls you make, the more appointments you set up then the more properties you will put under contract, then eventually the more profitable you will become. 

Seems like a very common occurrence.I am just going to stop typing now as I am pretty irritated.

I'm getting irritated because he seems to be dragging his feet, which is only holding us up at this point.  

they irritate me (and many others) more than you can understand. the KEY is to find one that really knows what he/she is doing.

. =)                   You can be spending your time showing them a lot of low end properties, writing below market offers, irritating fellow Realtors and their Clients with insulting offers. 

This policy is in effect desire to mitigate (i) the irritation and known health effects of secondhand smoke; (ii) the increased maintenance, cleaning, and redecorating costs from smoking; and (iii) the increased risk of fire from smoking.

Compared to your story it wasn't that bad - more irritating than anything.

Also, people have to keep in mind that there are some new posters who don't read the rules before posting and I have seen it irritate some of the more experienced posters.

However I'd suggest stating facts about the property that are costing the homeowner money WITHOUT coming across as an irritated neighbor.