Even a title search cannot uncover certain issues.

Or maybe there are 20 people living there and he doesn't want me to see it...The whole point of the inspection is to uncover any potential issues such as electrical/plumbing.

I was going to contact a tax accountant and real estate lawyer specialising in dealing with foreigners but just wanted to see if there was some more practical information I could get my hands on.Ali

This is why I am trying to uncover more information about them.

The inspection report was thorough, and did uncover limited asbestos and limited termite intrusion, but nothing I wouldn't expect for a home that age, and nothing my contractor isn't aware of.  

When you are buying multifamily being sold as an investment with tenants in it, it is a good idea to request a rent role for the past several years to uncover how good the tenants are and the expenditures of the property. 

My uncovered patio is almost unusable for several months.

In addition, central to this burden-shifting framework is the requirement that a plaintiff be able to show a causal connection between a specific policy or policies of a defendant and the disparate impact.The Court recognized that disparate-impact claims play an important role in uncovering discriminatory intent and unconscious biases that may serve to thwart the FHA's goals, and the Court found disparate-impact liability under the FHA to be consistent with the FHA's purpose of ending segregated housing patterns and moving our nation towards a more integrated society.

Perhaps you could uncover some information about this topic by setting up a key word alert, which will send you an email any time someone within the BP community addresses the topic.  

It's like fixing up an old Camaro or Mustang that's been sitting uncovered in someone's backyard for years.