The "re-inspection" took less than 15 minutes....It is my opinion that if I am gonna pay you $900 for an inspection, you better get your butt up on a ladder and test the trim to make sure there is lead paint before you decide that I need to hire a de-leading contractor for $1000's to deal with microscopic areas of "flaking paint".Has anyone else felt like they were getting ripped off by these people or is this just common practice?

If a common practice in your market that's likely the easier way to go.  

It was a huge practice space for musicians and it was bought up by a developer and he did the VERY uncool thing of booting every artist out of it. 

They spend everything they've got to make their first purchase so they have nothing saved up for the unforeseen issues that always pop up and they're still practicing the same bad financial habits they always have.It's beset to have a strong foundation with good credit, an emergency fund, etc.

But as as practical matter, you will need to learn how to DIY it. 

Is that the standard practice?

did not read it .. but debt instruments in your IRA tend to be a better fit than owning the asset.from a practical standpoint were folks can get in a bind is they don't leave enough reserves in their SIDRA to handle cap ex or tenant trashing of a unit.. and find themselves with not enough money in the SidRA to rectify.Plus the other thing is you wasting your ability to depreciate the asset.. notes don't depreciate.. so there fore notes are generally a better safer fit.. as long as your buying quality notes.. 

Is that the standard practice?

Unless you are on the lenders approval list, it is just a way to practice your valuation skills.

I’m practicing with the calculators.