I’ve had a couple home inspections (personal house and investment property), they gave me pretty good insights even from surface level stuff.  

On the surface that seems high price for so few lots and it being "run into the ground".

Lake BNB, Lake RE specialist, Lake Dock rental, Boat/RV storage, Downtown Chicago condo car storage, regular SFH/MFH, trailer/RV rentals, hunk of concrete parking/slabs above three rivers ( I like dirty and nasty, I see storage, RV/Boat storage, Contractor buildings, with free existing concrete surface), Airport and quarries (again nasty/dirty/noisy). 

It is a sellers market, so sellers can be picky.As far as the OP, I would consider a higher deposit with my offer to show the seller I have more skin in the game.

Also, in the following months, foreclosures are expected to surface and exhausted landlords who endured non-paying tenants are expected to sell. 

I do see that masonry cleaning/chemical wash (the prep work) - "may require an air pollution control permit from the Environmental Permitting and Inspections Section of the CDPH"And then digging further I see there's also a separate Architectural Surface Cleaning Permit could be required.Anyone have experience with this?

No one has more "skin in the game" than a PMC as they have to deal with the property every day until an owner sells or fires them.

The mortgage company has finally surfaced and we are moving forward! 

Everyone else on your team will be transaction-based and not really involved after a purchase.We're in the Metro Detroit area, so you may want to follow our blog here on BP, but at least read the following posts:Follow our "Deep Dive" series we're doing about Metro Detroit cities and City of Detroit Neighborhoods: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...How to “Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesIn our experience you will need to:1) Learn to "Maintain to the Neighborhood", not your personal standards2) Tenant-Proof everything you can Hard surface flooring, not carpeting (too easy to trash) Same basic paint for everything No garbage disposals for them to break Only spring-type doorstops also with plate on the wall Glue rubber mats under sinks to prevent water damage Sheet aluminum on walls around stovetops, for easy grease removal Towel racks - screw 1x3 to wall studs, then screw rack to that Install low-profile downspout ext, not aluminum that always disappear Plan on cleaning gutters and leaves up in the fall as tenants won't Avoid garage door openers3) Have a great application screening process: Check credit for evictions & convictions, utility collections Focus on employment/income stability Require bank or debit card statement - you'll be surprised what they spend their money on!

They wanted us to have "skin in the game".