Apparently, it may be possible that in the past I might of been in a situation where it could of been in interpreted that I was trespassing.

This is dramatically harder since 2008 than it was in the past. I

I would often see 500 and 1000 EM on 200 to 250 deals... and on my new construction we get 1% now a days and get some push back from that.If you want a hot property though you need to lead with big EM  when I first came to Oregon I can't tell you how many deals I beat the locals out of because they were used to 500 and 1000 dollar EM and would offer 5k that was mid 90s or even better they only wanted to put up a EM NOTE... which I will not accept under any condition personally.Jay, thank you for helping me understand how EMD have worked for you in the past. I

I can access more information such as pictures, tax websites, recent sales comps, etc in a few minutes as opposed to hours in the past. I

I know the past is the past but I just like this area and think it will appreciate again.

In the past I have bough close to 20 houses in ms where I then resold most of them with a lease option ageement.

In the past I have just estimated it depending on the deal but would like to know a more accurate estimate.

Have you flipped HUD properties in the past? Is

Of course the past is not a predictor of the future. 

In the past I have found the $500 or so spent on a home inspection to be money not that well spent.I have a contractor who is not a certified home inspector and I find my walk through with him during the buying process a lot more useful in identifying costly issues etc.So my question is, is there any other reason (insurance purpose etc.) to use a certified home inspector?