I have a real hard time believing the technician just walked up after investigating and said, 'Welp, it's 4+ lbs. low, which by the way is almost the entire amount of Freon needed for a full charge, but that's normal really. 

I'm only including this because it puts the sources in 1 easy to access spot):  The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission formed by the US Congress in 2009 to investigate the causes of the 2008 financial crisis, concluded "the CRA was not a significant factor in subprime lending or the crisis".[124]Ben Bernanke, then Chairman of the Federal Reserve, wrote that experience and research contradict "the charge that CRA was at the root of, or otherwise contributed in any substantive way to, the current mortgage difficulties

If there are "stolen" vehicles on the property, than the police should investigate and possibly arrest.The current owner probably has the legal right to enter the house with given notice, without the current tenants opening the door. 

Just closed on my first duplex a week ago.My career has taught me how to investigate things and look for solutions.  

The 1st piece of due diligence that a developer needs to do is to run a preliminary pro forma analysis to see if various project designs look like they perform financially.

I literally just googled you about an hour ago and did a whole investigation on you haha!

Seems like they're more worried about getting sued than giving advice The inspector's role isn't to give advice, but rather to uncover issues that may need further investigation.

The Agency’s investigations are complaint driven, so we rely heavily on the public, and our licensees to bring these individuals to our attention.

Our preliminary estimate for rehab was $60,000, making a purchase price of $152,500 a reasonable deal (note that we are planning to use as our primary and rent or Airbnb the other unit, estimating an average rental income of $1000/month).

When I find one that does, I know it's worth investigating further.I think you should learn a little more about how to analyze property.