Hello Moncy,It would be best to get an attorney to help ensure the judgement goes in your favor at the next eviction hearing.

I've learned a ton from her posts here on BP and have called her to pick her brain on market rents in specific areas I'm not as familiar with and have limited MLS rental data in Orlando.

How can I ensure that the seller will take care of the violations and pass the re-inspection after closing? 

If they dont have a practice or policy in place for your secure data then I recommend using somebody else.

Is there a "step-by-step" guide / checklist to follow to ensure you have all your ducks in a row?

I told them I’d have the repair man come take a look to ensure them it works, yet they call non stop telling me it’s broken and want a new one.My gut tells me they just want brand new appliances in the kitchen, but how can I determine that when I don’t live there, and when I go to take a look myself, it is ironically working fine that day.

@April MolinaYou can find case shiller data on below link.

There's tons of data out there, but you'll likely be in the center of the country where real estate hasn't already exploded.After picking a market, I'd get some contacts in that market. 

I worked with a FANTASTIC developer from upwork to aggregate all the valuable public data on distressed properties into a program that cross-references all those separate data sources and finds the matching data from each list.

I worked with a FANTASTIC developer from upwork to aggregate all the valuable public data on distressed properties into a program that cross-references all those separate data sources and finds the matching data from each list.