The other thing that can happen is a house is built as a two family but used by one family then it will change in the tax rolls and loose grandfathering. 

You need to start eviction today and plan on loosing more money.  

Knowing my personality type and my fear of failing/ loosing money I think I could benefit from a course and being able to connect with newbies similar to myself. yes, I know that with anything I need to learn to manage these fears.

Barking dogs rob value, loose that idea..

Im worried once they look at one electrical thing it could snowball and end up cost $20,000.Could I still back out of the deal and loose my deposit $5,000 and walk away from it all?

If you have a rich generous relative who loans you money and then you do your best with regards to the investment project, but you still end up loosing $20k; well it's only money and the loss wasn't due to your negligence.

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly.One thing to note when looking at the individual markets, you can make or loose money in any market.

I recommend setting up keyword alerts for each area as they are discussed in the forums daily with advertisements posted in the BiggerPockets marketplace hourly.One thing to note when looking at the individual markets, you can make or loose money in any market.

It is possible that the rent control in OR is loose enough that it won't be an issue for you.

The areas that would get deleaded are door jambs, window sills, stairs treads and some exterior windows, as well as any loose paint.