My sec 8 inspector told me he has “wiggle room” to approve above the published payment standard if he decides the unit and neighborhood meets the price I am asking.

3. lastly since I am virtual instead of going myself to the property can I hire a house inspector and how much would it be?

It's impossible to paint each situation with a broad brush because it truly is case by case given the work that was done, inspector that is handling it, etc.

According to the city inspector, while it didn't pass inspection, it didn't deserve a red tag.

I have to find out with inspector(s) anything else but I was told there is no deferred maintenance and 6 of the 8 units have been remodeled.

Arranging schedule of various trades and balancing the good ones with the ones that are available.Permitting and inspection issues (should be a non-issue, but last house we had a new inspector that seemed like he had something to prove and nitpicked what I view as non-issues).Market swings impacting ARVs, or in the current market: are we going into a recession before the house can be completed?

You can do this by visiting Massachusetts Lead History or by hiring a Massachusetts Licensed Lead Paint Inspector.

Is the Only Way to Negotiate a Lower Price with Builders is to have a pain in the butt inspector find a laundry list of problems and meaningless in the grand scheme defects to compel them to cut their numbers to move to acceptance and closing?

If you can find a good, reliable, trustworthy building inspector they should be able to give you a good idea on most things in the building.

I recently had an electrical panel that needed to be replaced that the inspector missed which ended up being $1,100.