Take your inspection checklist and have the contractor complete the work he's already been paid for, make that part of the mediation.2.

@Richard Schubert are you having these professionally inspected before you buy them?

. --- We haven't seen a S8 inspection report in over a decade that required a tenant to fix damages they obviously caused.

Had a home inspection done and found it needs some work (Roof will need to be replaced in the next few years, some of the electrical needs work, updating the 2 upstairs units, furnace replacement at some point, etc...).  

I was told his work is the best and all his houses are top notch quality, I trusted their word thinking that things will come up in appraisal as well as inspection. the inspection was good, nothing negative was on the inspection, the appraisal was also correct.

This was my first property, and while it's been a great learning experience, I made several mistakes along the way—ranging from choosing a realtor who was more focused on closing the deal than finding the right house, to having a poor inspection and overlooking issues hidden beneath the surface (literally).

Yes/no, it's not like lenders do inspections but I encourage you live there, learn, and follow the guidelines of your loan. 2.

Only an investment team can provide the crucial local knowledge you need.Moreover, you'll need various resources to find, validate, inspect, renovate, and manage a property.

If they require an inspection, keep in mind you will not be able to fix any issues as it is a federal crime to alter a HUD home in any waySo in summary, it can be a very difficult and costly process to activate utilities and in many cases not possible

From finding the deal, inspections, GC quote, insurance etc.