From what you said, if you are just looking to house hack you want an investor-friendly realtor who understands the metrics and long-term cash flow potential in the area and you definitely want to buy that first house hack on the market so you are fully protected with inspections, etc.

I will be notifying the property manager soon (according to our contract guidelines) that he will no longer be managing my properties-- he does not do any property inspections and does not manage the move out process well resulting in deterioration of my properties' condition and extra expenses and headaches for me .

Give her seven (7) days to correct the violations and pass an inspection.

I had a 40 year old furnace cleaned and inspected five years ago.

As a wholesaler are you suppse to pay for inspection if you don’t have a cash buyer yet?

I called a plumber and City PWD for inspection since I didn't want bigger problems (enlarged holes etc.) down the line.

Waiving inspections always helpful.

The inspector told me we could re-schedule because he needs the utilities on to do an inspection, but that it was probably not worth my time.

We'll see what inspection identifies.

In fact, I went to their residence and inspected it before making my decision.