Generally, Realtors rely on title insurance companies to search title history.

To set the stage, here are a few key points:Property:2 story townhouse2 bed / 2.5 bathMostly carpet18 month old (yep, its brand new)Situation:Nobody was hurt to my understandingTenant did not have rental insurance even though it was required in the lease per my property managerTenant admitted, in writing, they caused the fire.Kitchen fire that burned the kitchen completely and I have smoke damage throughout. 

Just insure it is installed correctly

Perhaps, this is something insurance would cover? 

Involve your insurance company immediately.   

Either way it’s a small niche.I’d also caution you on you’re maintenance costs. 5 bedroom probably means more bathrooms, a physically larger house with more plumbing, roof tiles, larger hot water heater etc.

For subject-to transactions, the POA won't get around the "due on sale" clause, but it will help you do very important things like cash escrow refund checks and insurance claim checks, and other borrower-centric activities.

This year one can not claim the insurance as tax deduction.

Also, insurance agents, attorneys, lenders?

My biggest fear is that there will be some very expensive repairs that an appraiser will not pick up (i.e. lots of mold in the walls and roof, lead paint issues, plumbing needs a complete redo, etc.) and push me well over my initial budget to maybe double or triple what I pay for.