.- I found one lady online give an independent review, and as I said she was lower income, didn't say anything bad, and put the blame on herself.

Independent studies (1, 2) and basic logic show you will make more selling it yourself.

Assuming the property owner isn't playing games, why would an independent appraiser inflate the value? 

They maintain access to the house managers and meetings, and while we make the transition to independent living as seamless as possible, they are essentially on their own. 

Quote from @Rajagopalarao Paidi: How much value goes down for a house with foundation issues, found a house for FixNFlip, they mentioned it has foundation issues and they got them fixed, but whats the value reduction from market price , How safe it is to purchase house like these Not safe at all unless you have an INDEPENDENT inspector who really knows foundation issues gets all the documentation from the seller and talks to the seller’s contractor and then conducts his own inspection of the foundation, house, and surrounding lot.

Since then, I’ve been listening to BiggerPockets, On The Market, and Real Estate Rookie, and I’m currently reading The Multifamily Millionaire by Brandon Turner.A bit about myself:I'm a 31-year-old software engineer looking to become a long-term multifamily real estate investor (REI) and achieve FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early).

I'm curious to hear about your experience here in Boston - I know the Seaport looks like it's own independent city compared to 5 years ago!

We have about $200K equity in our home, both of us are independent contractors / business owners who write off a lot on our tax returns - so I’m not clear if we have to take what we can get or if these terms seem in the realm of normal.  

Nobody should take our opinions as INDEPENDENT CONSULTING ADVICE.  

My goal is to obtain finacial independence and grow that towards generational wealth.