BP has helped me with networking, answering questions about Real Estate, serving as a resource for building my knowledge base of different types of investing and informing me on common drawbacks of certain avenues of investing. 

And arguably, when the melting begins, flat roofs are less likely to have mass chunks of snow slide off... common among pitched roofs, and when it happens, gutters are often damaged or torn down and shrubbery and the like below, may also be damaged.

Before I talk specifically about Las Vegas, I want to establish a common understanding.

I really learned a lot since making this post threw trial and error.

In my area there are MLS overlaps between numerous MLS's [which has been the subject of a lawsuit] as such you can occasionally find a prop. listed  on the "wrong" MLS which are listed on public sites such as Zillow etc. but not on the common MLS for that area.

The issue we find common is that the buyer wants to pay as little as possible and will utilize the agent to facilitate that.

Sure you can learn it by trial and error, but there is a cost to that, too, in time, opportunity cost, and mistakes made.That being said, anyone who mentors is going to expect and deserves to be paid one way or the other. 

Is this a common occurrence in the junior lien market and just a part of the due dil process?

This is a common practise on platforms such as FCI Exchange and Watermark.

Mostly, these buildings are well maintained and many investors see this as a “value-add” investment opportunity because through renovation and common area improvements, the property can be upgraded to Class A or a Class B+.