At some point, I need to invoke the 'reasonable person' defense and say 'what the hell am I doing?'

Attending the conference for the third time.

I really appreciate your help.So I guess the consensus here is to go ahead and hire a new Inspector and then compare the results of the new inspection to the other two and see which two bring up some of the same issues and then proceed with repairs after conferring with the contractor.  

This is how it works in my area and yours may be different.At this point you may want to confer with an attorney for at least looking over your items and giving you an idea of to settle with tenant and go after PM or not.

Dept of Defense does rent studies throughout the USA and indexes military members' housing allowance based on where they live.

I'm interested if anyone has suggestions for conferences I might be interested in attending, based on my investment focus.

Fear is natural..and in most cases a defense mechanism.

I ran into kwikset guys at an IMN conference, and they sent me a free puck system to reset these locks..

There are a bunch of REITS that specialize in shopping centers and I have found you can learn a lot by reading their reports and listening to their conference calls. 

To speak directly to some of the feedback above in his defense- if Cameron told Tope that flipping works from a distance, then Cameron is definitely FOS and willing to waste a lot of someone's time and money just to make himself a quick payday.