It seems they check for visual, electrical, moisture, mold and gas.If it really is that simple than soft inspections can be done much cheaper and faster and more often by a trusted but non - certified joint venture partner.While I'm in the area I can do a demographic, a title, and a infrastructure forecast search.

theyre a bit of math but also visual they really helped me get the big picture when i had no idea where to start, and give real life experiences and examples, plus theyre good to listen to while youre sitting in traffic hah!

A lot of people make it seem like this:1) see obnoxiously grassy lawn2) knock on door3) see a visually distressed owner4) ask if they want to sell their home5) they say yes6) get them to sign a contract for me to acquire their home for 30% off the value7) pitch to buyers8) sign contract to buyer.9) send docs to title company10) receive cheque...and BALL OUT/ReInvest lolI feel like this is partly true but maybe missing a step or two.

Termination fee's for terminating the roof lease prior to the end of a 20-year term can also be a big deterrent.

This property has not been updated much at all so there are no visual signs of flooding and the seller said that it hasn't ever flooded ( his parents owned the property since 1970 but was built in 1965).

It make visualization much easier and seeing  success is so important.  

Probably the biggest deterrent I see is the experience of building a new home kinda sucks.

My agent, also an investor with say around 100 doors, expressed skepticism that sellers will be willing or able to break out these kind of details when selling a small segment of their portfolio, and cited the expenses of a CPA keeping track of 100 LLC's as a deterrent to keeping properties separate.I had assumed that it is a relatively easy matter to keep transactions for separate properties separate.

I am willing to go out of state...though I liked the thought of being a day's drive from a visual inspection.

I find that in any interaction with bankers, it helps me to visualize them as a robot that speaks a different language than me--numbers.