And we had to catch all the paint chips with tarps and make sure we didn’t leave any chips on the ground anywhere.

Catch boxes will be installed every 6-10 ft and the drain will have to run until it can get lower than the house where it releases the water through a pop up drain. 

wow that's a tough one.. glad you found out up front instead of after the fact.. good catch..

It is said that when the U.S sneezes, the rest of the world catches a cold.

My market is the worst place to live in Kansas, Google it.I've had meth heads break into a house and I catch them inside. 

That's what an agent does in the process & should be the only thing they do.I might catch grief for the last comment but whenever you invest & are unsure of something you should employ the person trained in the specific area.

It would catch the illegal units and everyone pocketing the taxes.

They aren't perfect, but can catch obvious issues.

Is this a catch 22 or am i missing something obvious?

In fact, I'd also recommend trying to catch one of those weekly webinars that Brandon Turner does - he usually goes through analyzing a deal in each one, and it may give you a better idea of how to calculate how much of a mortgage you can take on.