They are being sneaky using the waterproof tag, it's the surface that i waterproof, not the installed product.

., but let's take this on the surface.

Military and am currently working at the worlds biggest surface coal mine.

On the surface it may look bad, but my portfolio is pretty solid for only house hacking.

While grasping the overarching concept seems straightforward, I'm aware there's a wealth of intricate details beneath the surface that I'm keen to understand better.

In your Bylaws and Declarations should be a description of the boundaries of your unit (ie, your unit begins at the studs, at the unfinished surface of the walls, etc.). 

Seems like he cannot differentiate btwn regular wear and tear and intentional damage/ Paint requirements: Interior walls, ceilings and other exposed surfaces in rental units must be kept smooth, clean, free of flaking, loose or peeling paint, plaster or paper and maintained in a sanitary condition.

Dont suppose I'll get it...again, i've never done a real estate deal other than purchasing my house over a decade ago. without experience there's just so much i dont know.networking is a sore spot, i'm just not a people person. thats one reason i look at real estate. since i plan to have any properties managed, i wont have to deal with a lot of people. i imagine you'll scold me for this but whatever. i'm never going to be a people person and thats set in stone. it's something i have to work around not overcome.It seems I always get to the same point with real estate where I take the safe and easy route and leave my $ invested in the stock market. the thing that appeals to me about re, and i'm more focusing on rentals, non b&b, is steady income with an appreciating underlying asset. whereas the market is up and down. i can get totally safe 5% from short term bonds, but i know my principle is withering away from inflation (i dont believe the gubt bogus 3% cpi). with a rental house i could get 5% rental income, and the house will appreciate ~5% a year. that's a huge difference. the other thing i'm somewhat interested in is flips, but same story there, i just dont have the knowledge, and all the reading this forum or watching yt's in the world only gets to the surface as it's all airy generalities.

Push hard enough and it disappears... but I doubt it's falling on title/insurer unless some other facts surface.

I would get a lead inspector out there ASAP to test the hell out of every surface to have SOME contemporaneous proof that there isn't lead dust in the house.