Yes, the bi-yearly nit picky inspections can drive me crazy, (torn screen , etc) but in the long run it’s worth it.

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

The only way you're going to know about the cause one way or the other is to have a plumber inspect and troubleshoot.

Inspection Results: Mostly small issues, inspector was mainly concerned with multiple cracks throughout the siding.

And yeah Marquette, MI is an appreciating market and a college town where everyone complains about increasing rents (and their bad landlords).Hopefully I can still find a few properties that can cash flow anything, no matter how small, with zero down but I'll have to see if they'll pass VA inspection too.

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

@Shawn Tuma & @Chris KayVery difficult in today's market to cashflow putting 0% down:(5-10 years ago it was possible, but prices have increased faster than rents.Your best bet is to find a property that needs work, but will still pass a VA appraisal/inspection. 

The reason is the rent-to-price ratio is good so you can cash flow, and most of the West side doesn’t have a Point of sale inspection which is really annoying.

Instead, there should be dollar amounts assigned to specific events, i.e. demolition complete with full haul off, floors broom cleaned, no nails left in studs or subfloors $1,500.Plumbing rough in complete and rough in inspection passed: $4000Final plumbing completed $5000I am clearly making up dollar amounts, but look for these types of bids on large projects.  

What I can say is I recently did a home inspection on a property which uncovered a lead inlet pipe into the house.