Has anyone had luck finding a insurance provider that offer any type of coverage to help with the replacement cost of expensive items such as A/C units or boilers?  

Regardless of us having a few items left to complete on the R2R for our new place, we had a scheduled closing date of August 15th on our property for sale and then a scheduled closing date of August 19th to purchase the new home. 

Bring the items up to code that you know are not code and move on.

I'm in the process of closing on my first home/duplex and the seller stated that they would only fix appraised items.

I've never bought a house before, and i've never had an income to be able to be picky about my living situation, so i really have no idea what amenities to look for, and even worse, no idea what large ticket items to look for. obviously roof, foundation, electrical, plumbing - but what indicators of those can i actually inspect on my own and be able to see if this house has any major red flags? 

You need to be able to have a system of organization that allows you to scan lists of things and move items, properties, to-dos into various other prioritized lists.  

The best way to learn how to estimate the repair cost IMO is just google the item you need replacing to get a price or go to Lowe's or Home Depot and just walk around and look at the prices.

Make sure you have cash flow, $200 a month is usually what is needed to break even over time (in my area), roofs, ac, and other big ticket items only need replaced every 15-20 years, but you need to build a cusion for it.

This item is still a point of confusion.  2. 

I sort by color and remove all of the highlighted items. 2) There are a number of online vendors - vistaprint, uprinting, gotprint, etc.