If you were the tenant, would you feel it was fair to pay extra for something that you didn't cause?

If they've been vacant for a few months, it would imply they're having difficulty renting.  

Look up this thread difficulty selling rental properties at loan amountRead it a couple of times then read it again!  

Hello BP, i'm going to be an Oversea investor and i'm having difficulty getting a good recommend CPA from the people that i had been networking.

Then, check them out for details that compare to yours, including age, condition and extra goodies, like shop buildings. 

And depending on the age of your property, you will want Ordinance and Law coverage so if your building needs something replaced, you have the extra coverage to bring it up to code.

For example, he negotiated with the tenant outside the courtroom to give them an extra 2 weeks to move out in return for a payment of $300. 

I enjoy your webinars very much especially the Q&A at the end where I've been able to pickup some extra helpful tidbits.  

I do allow pets but I ask for an extra one months securtiy deposit.

If the house only needs $5K of rehab otherwise, and you won't be looking at very many places inside the walls or floors, it might be worth getting the inspection, as an extra $2K is a large addition to the rehab budget.Another piece of the puzzle is that it's easier to do the treatment when the house is being worked on anyway.