Here are my initial thoughts:-Making the offer contingent on seller showing me background check documents from their due diligence-Requesting for a walkthrough of the property after the offer is made, and reserving the right to pull the offer if the house is not maintained wellAre these ideas practical?

Also I am a bit confused on how the building permit works, If I register as my own GC do I pull that permit under my myself?   

It's a great way to increase your net worth and these loans can also be used to pull cash out of a property as it appreciates allowing you to reinvest money into new deals.Happy to connect to discuss further. 

Accumulation of weeds, vegetation, junk, dead organic matter,debris, garbage, offal, rat harborages, stagnant water, combustible, materials, and similar materials or conditions on a premises constitutes fire, health or safetyhazards.Violation 2: Enter/Occupy Posted STRUNarrative/ Ordinance Description: No person shall enter or occupy the residence due to fire damage and hazardous conditions.Violation 3: Heating facilitiesNarrative/ Ordinance Description: No heating due to no power PG&E pulled the power.

They kept promising they were going to pull through and they would put their best people on it. not a single lead came in for a month after promising 20-40 leads per month.  

It is crucial that you pull accurate comps and have a reliable GC prior to performing this type of investing.

We also have no seasoning products that would allow you to pull some cash out if that made sense for you. 

Hi All,I've noticed that a lot of lenders have pulled away from 5+ unit properties and Mixed-use properties, particularly when it comes to long term financing.

If developers do not build additional housing units it is likely we will see rents increase on much older and likely inferior housing compared to what developers would have built.Major Housing Developer Pulls Out Of California

In short, anything is truly possible at this point, there is significant forces pulling every which direction.