Basically they'll come up with reasons as to why the "guarantee" doesn't apply to your situation. 

Here is the situation: I found a good multi-family home in upstate NY.

But, that is not always the right answer and you should speak with someone familiar with your personal situation to get advice specific to you.

So, it isn't a lazy officer situation.

I’m not going to replace toilets for that, but when the time comes and they need to be replaced I will replace with old school toilets that can manage the crappy situation.

The only time we will not make an offer site unseen is if we run into a situation where an owner or a realtor won't accept site unseen offers. 

Hey Alex, Ya both of the duplexes I own are in Beverly, both house hacking situations and LTRs.

What I do in a situation like that, is I try to figure out what I think they really would like to ask if they had enough knowledge to ask a good question.And then I answer the question I think they would ask if they knew more about this business vs. the original question. 

I have owned houses in 'floodzones' that would never flood except in a once in a lifetime situation.

When I was in your exact situation looking for help, they were the only ones that provided solid answers and walked my wife and I through the full transaction.