I have uncovered fraud in doing this work and have cooperated with authorities on more than one occasion.

A title search before bidding would have uncovered this.

But a good inspection and negotiating after the inspection can help uncover deferred maintenance expenses. 

We bought a house that had good bones, and that paid off in a big way as we uncovered no major renovation surprises.

Married wife/owner has satisfied multiple trusts and now has a 2008 1st Trust being foreclosed upon tomorrow.Due diligence has uncovered a $14,000  Hospital Judgement docketed on 2006 (so having priority over the current, foreclosing, 1st trust)BUT...

I am definitely open to any options that I uncover along the way.

I haven't seen it but will try to go by on my next trip (maybe this weekend) and/or get pictures and confirm manufacturers/etc...On our ranch we have a large uncovered concrete cylinder that we pump into for the animals.

Monday 6/20, I get a call that the 3rd floor tub is leaking into the 2nd floor bathroom--- Action: I go to the property to access the problem and uncover a non-supporting tub (the boards supporting the tub are rotted out/non existent) and severe water/mold damage to the subfloor of the entire bathroom.

There are some companies that specialize in finding business owners lines of credit if you don't want to take the time to uncover every stone to find them yourself

The more information that you can uncover, the better off you will find yourself.