Saim - To be clear, you may be confusing two separate archiving places.County recorders "record" documents which meet the examiner's scrutiny as a recordable document.

I just saw this on the WSJ - it looks like the amount of money invested is at least double what they had previously thought:A court-appointed receiver examining the books of Pinnacle Development Partners LLC has found evidence that the shuttered real-estate investment firm raised more than $60 million in the past year, higher than initial indications, a person familiar with the matter said.http://online.wsj.com/article/SB116067050454890741.html

If meeting to examine the house dress as if you know you will be in the crawl space, attic, and other areas examining the house and its problems.What is the first thing you discuss when you walk in?

Be careful as if that balloon pops you will be the one examined as to predatory practices and stretching the norm in your presentations which looks a lot like fraud.

Examine the foundation for cracks.

I guess it'd be wise to put a clause in the contract that allows you breaking it upon unsatisfactory title examination.

The penalties are severe for not doing so, and the Treasury Department has stated they intend to "back look" to the date of required compliance no matter when someone shows up to examine compliance.

Haven't examined their returns to see if the strategy is paying off. 

Also keep in mind that inspectors are generalists for the most part, if they suspect a more detailed examination is necessary, then they will tell you that you need to get a contractor in for a more extensive determination, if you suspect foundation damage, you may need to line up a foundation expect in a similar fashion, but I would definitely determine to what level your initial inspector can determine that type of damage, you should be able to get a good enough idea w/ just the primary inspector to make a go no-go decision on the property.   

Hi @Sam Touroonjian, I really appreciate the response and best of luck on your exam in the morning!