In order to counter that, what has popped up are "Seller Financing Deals" from developers.

We did get negotiate money from them to help with roof repair, but now know they were not honest on their disclosure.Our inspector missed code violations, HVAC issues, pipes that had been worked on and issues hidden that had occurred while sellers lived in the house, signs of drainage and water damage inside the house that had been painted over, completely blocked dryer vent...and we are finding more daily.We have had the house looked at by a structural engineer and HVAC techs that has told us we need thousands (likely tens of thousands) of dollars worth of repairs to make this property able to rent and come up to code for rental. 

Maybe he thinks that a 950k counter is possible once a negotiation is started.

Catch the seller’s attention with a competitive offer that will at the very least, produce a counter offer.

I'm getting different answers for what these pipes are.

The duplex itself is a disaster it is a 3/1 and 3/1.5 vandals got in when it was vacant and cut pipes and electrical basically would need to be gutted and probably over 100k in renovations.  

I could have countered and got a better deal but I didn't.

Some places are evening putting behind the counter now or in locked cases.  

However, the attic does not have pipes to put toilets, sinks, etc.

Typical "surprises" for investors are ELECTRICAL hard wired, interconnected smoke/carbon detectors - tamper free outlets and 20 amp GFCIs at kitchen counters, romex or bx wiring and covered closet lighting.