Also, for safety during an unacknowledged inspection entry, is it usually recommended/possible to request a sheriff/LE officer to meet us there..?   

I am not a pm just looking to buy the property And current owner has requested to stay during our showing with a realtor.

Seller is requesting half of their earnest Are they entitled. 

Even if the inspection clause says "buyer will not ask for concessions for under $5000" or "buyers will not request concessions under inspection, but reserves the right to cancel contract during inspection". 

Now they are requesting my assistance in contacting the seller for a reimbursement of the repair costs.

Will send you a colleague request so that we can connect!

@Dustin Lauer thank you for your feedback, interesting to hear from a lender side, appraisal was actually done couple months ago and all requested docs were submitted, so it's unclear what's delaying other than them not wanting to do the loan, great point about using tech to improve the process, hopefully that's where we are headed@John Morgan how long did you wait previously?

The owner of the house is requesting to see that report.

She is requesting I show her the home inspection report I paid $500 for.

Now they are requesting that someone else stay in the unit with them for additional 5 months .They knew about this earlier before renting it and they intentionally did not mention it because it says in the STANDARD lease that they just need to ask permission.