Plus, we also said we would not renegotiate after the home inspection so they wouldn't have to worry about being blindsided with repairs later.  

I’ve been looking at the towns website which is helpful, but are their any other resources you use so you aren’t blindsided by unexpected costs or issues?

This was a  major blind side.....

I guess I was just blind sided by the designer kick back because I felt they did feel they would be looking out for me.  

That stands for Expenses - Maintenance - Repairs - Vacancy - Insurance - Taxes - Capital ExpensesYou'll want to stash money away into your EMRVITC account every month based on your analysis, that way you have the funds when your blind sided by a large repair or taxes/insurance come do.I go into more detail on my 10 Step Guide to Buying and Holding a Small Multi-Family Rental Property. 

John thought that we were going far enough into the weeds there that I should creat a new post.If you know any local or state laws that might blindside a real estate investor, post them here.To make this more useful for everyone, please begin each post with: Unconfirmed, Confirmed, Clarification or Sketchy (for something that you've heard something about but don't know details).

BofA felt blindsided, the agent didn't want to look bad with BofA.  

Do I still get blindsided?

I'm a bit confused and feel a bit blindsided by the tenant.

So you should at least have a plan or know that you are in violation vice just getting blind sided and crying that no one told you.