I can say, however, that in the few real estate transactions I've conducted, I've learned a HUGE amount from the (many!)

I know that some of my local utilities require a township code inspector to conduct inspections if utilities were turned off.  

The landlord is not required to make repairs caused by the tenant’s negligent conduct or by the willful misconduct of the tenant or a person on the property with the tenant’s permission.5.

Meet with them and conduct yourselves in a professional, courteous manner. 

That’s now how it work, but I do understand where you are coming from.If you conduct you hobby as “business”, and your RE company pays your other “business” the service of staging, and then you will get to deduct the expenses the RE level but you will have to pick up income at hobby business level that is  subject to SE taxes as well. 

They need to be conducting inspections and providing photos. 

After conducting the above due diligence, I would do market research and ascertain what kind of venues are in demand there.

My buyer wants us to see the property once more (and maybe conduct an inspection before he establishes the firm date and posts the EMD).

As long as you’re not representing FOR ANOTHER for a profit, but instead, conducting business in your benefit, you are breaking NO laws.  

If a buyer knows the FHA health and safety guidelines to the tee they could in essence team a maintenance crew and loan officer (as an advisor) up to do the "minimum," amount of work during the escrow period prior to the FHA appraisal (assuming min repairs) being conducted and potentially close with a standard (non 203k) FHA loan.