It seems a local referral would help reveal the nuances of that company and market.

This is negotiating business, you don't get what you deserve - you get what you negotiate.Somehow, I don't believe any agent is so stupid to reveal info to hurt their Client.

Title insurance should also reveal if the trustee has this ability.To clarify, if a trust names someone who is deceased as a beneficiary, the trust would then name someone else, or would name their estate (the reasons behind forming trusts in the first place would seem to indicate that it would be another person, since their are tax benefits and probate avoidance).  

This will help reveal which strategies make the most sense to pursue.

The landlord revealed that there was a dead rat in the wall and offered to refund a month's rent.

The inspection revealed cracks in the septic tank, which is undersized by code for the 4-bedroom duplex.

You made an offer for both properties for $300k, then the inspection revealed lots of issues needing attention, though not major ones, so you offered $280k asking for a reduction in price.

They revealed that the bank had paid for the policies, yet they failed to bill the bank the difference since they upped our insurance rates without notifying us, and neglected to inform us of the cancellations.

I think if a list like that was published, first it would probably be illegal under the FCRA information to publish and second no one who had the list would ever reveal it. :-) It's gold!

His purchases would have 5-10 day option periods for inspections, where of the property had more “issues” than had been revealed he could exercise his option to terminate.