Are there any outstanding inspectional services issues pending or any other kind of lawsuits, like a slip and fall.Also as mentioned, what utilities or other services are being provided by the seller as opposed to the tenant.

About a month ago, I was running a short list of pending sheriff sales.

Very different for financing, you will be hard pressed to find a lender that will lend here with less than 25% down because of the pending litigation. 

I was awarded $1500 by the court (amendment time still pending).   

There may be any number of reasons why a person is no longer allowed in the house legally; such as a temporary restraining order when the person is likely to steal or break something pending foreclosure.

Pay a couple of hundred dollars upfront and it could potentially save you thousands down the road.Without knowing exactly what type of clause you're looking for or plan to use, I generally urge people to avoid those types of "back out" clauses or "pending partner approval" nonsense.

So do inadequate reserves, pending special assessments, and deferred maintenance on the common areas.

In mortgage (judicial) states specifically, you'll see a document recorded called, "Lis Pendens", Latin for "(Notice of) Pending Litigation".

To start I would ask them to pull everything that has sold, pending, active in the last 6 months in a .5 radius.

The only time we've included a washer/dryer is on a multifamily flip where the washer/dryer are in a common area for the tenants.With that said however I'd get the sold comparables for the last 6 months, along w/ the current active/pending properties you're competing against.