I'm currently saving so that I can make a downpayment within the next year but for now I've just been analyzing properties and trying to find deals that would make sense here. 

Several large rent-to-buy companies have recently found this out.

I've recently found out there are some turnkey providers that do turnkey wholesale, or turnkey light, where the investor purchases the property at the distressed stage and the turnkey provider then rehabs and manages the property.

Not so much the amount being an issue on my end (although I do where where you'd have more of an issue finding one in the sub-$100k category) rather, I've just not found any lenders wanting to re-fi investment properties.

I’ve just started and your response is a great summary of what I have been reading and listening to others explain.  

I've just opened up that dialogue with them.

these observations, might change, I've just started looking a week ago, and there are a lot of places up there.  

I hope to attend the meeting next week, there needs to be provisions to get this away from city government...if a house has passes LMHA Section 8 inspection (which includes the visual inspection) that should suffice as proof of inspection...the same should count for private inspectors hired directly by the owner provided they are licensed.Personally I'd like the City to put their money where their mouth is and open this up to all single family homes, all apartment units, all places of business where children may enter (bars and strip clubs are exempt I guess)...If we're concerned about children's health lets broaden this to all sources not just those who are easy to pick on.I'm thrilled to see an opportunity for this whole lead issue to become reasonable...I've just been quietly watching the panic and planning on doubling my portfolio as investors run away from the area, then opening a lead inspection, abatement and siding/window company as my buddy Engelo suggested.

I've just seen too many times where investors (even myself early in my career) was fooled by the number a spreadsheet spit out and did not take into account the higher risk that property came with.

Jesse Maldonado I’ve just started my own personal PM business and it’s started up quite well.