There were some red flags prior and I should have trusted my gut on those, $2500 lost. 

There's probably a better deal out there, especially without getting an inspection (a big red flag).. 

This allows me to make a full decision knowing the nature of the repairs, cost of repairs and have the ability to back out of my offer if there is a red flag or major foundation problem that increases my repair costs dramatically higher than I anticipated.

My previous comment was "flagged" by bigger pockets as they think I was trying to sell you something for free, anyway.

I saw some red flags and some complaints about how they handled some construction with asbestos in the house.

I do not suspect that PetScreening.com catches a large percentage of the bogus ESAs, but just the potential of their ESA being flagged as bogus and losing their application fees to s far better than doing less.  

Also, bitcoin in this instance is a pretty glaring red flag.

Just don't change your address to your parent's house, that would throw up a red flag. as long as that remains your primary and you aren't renting it out for at least a year after purchase, there shouldn't be any issues. 

My questions for you all:Is there red flags that you look when searching for a house hack deal?

They probably flag a small percentage of bogus ESA authorizations but just using them discourages bogus ESAs 2) require all ESA authorizations be AB468 compliant.