When buying the house, we made the mistake of getting an inspector recommended by our realtor who seemed credible and detail-oriented but I think just wanted to get us into the house.

If hourly vendor vs salaried maintenance is what makes or breaks the deal...it's not a good deal.Your best estimates are likely to be from managers/owners of buildings similar to your subject property.

We have had a terrific turnout in past meetings, feel free to DM me for details.

Before using such a program get your own estimates.   

I would assume the reviews they have with them are on the lower side, and bigger PM companies are known to struggle with attention to detail on properties.

If so, then I'd send them the inspection report + the list of items you want repaired / estimated costs for and then use those to either negotiate the price down a bit / request seller credit for repair OR a combo of the two. 

I can share details of properties and if you have airdna, that something we can both look at because i dont have it (and go over what the anayics look at for certain types of propeties in this area). 

Scott's book on estimating rehab costs, it's a must read in this area: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/the-book-on-estimat...In addition to that, I would check out my article on due diligence.

Overall, looking back now, I admit my emotions were played and took the bait (got to as far as putting my contact details on paper but no bank details or signing anything) but stopped because couldn't afford it.

While Redfin isn’t the most reliable source for estimating the values it indicates that I have about 400k in equity.