If leaks are found, G&M can then scope the system with a camera to determine the location in order to make repairs.

the big issues there........ the government is corrupt as hell. especially in the muskegon heights area. my brother has had no end of trouble with these people. also, other areas of muskegon, such as the city, they hire out their inspections process to a place called safebuilt. these people are worse than the government over there. my brother sells a lot of his houses on land contract. these people simply refuse to accept this as a sale and call his houses rentals. they claim this gives them the right to issue him tickets for repairs needed because he is the " current owner of record". they use a portion of the government system that is outdated and has inaccurate records to claim he is the owner. consequently, he winds up in court all the time with new " violations" on these " rental houses" that he has full proof that he sold years ago. as of yet, he has be able to beat them in court just by proving that he no longer owns them, but he is going to court almost every week with them. i believe they hope he will just give up and pay the fines. that is not gonna happen with him......lol. but, just so you are informed, muskegon may appear to be a good place to invest, but you will have serious hurdles to jump over on a regular basis. 

Try to avoid companies or individuals that have an introductory conversation then "throw you over the fence" to a local rehaber or property manager to "seal the deal".it has been my experience over the last 11 years investing out of state that systems and procedures are critical and having a great team on the ground will help make or break your success. 

It's really not that hard once you have systems for things.

That's up to the OA and discusses how many votes are needed etc..5) How should property ownership be handled? 

Will there be a possibility you are exposing yourself to liabilities for bad work or systems in the house that could fail after you are done working on the project? 

However, in some cases, an inspection of certain property systems might need to be conducted prior to this happening (i.e. having an electrical inspection done).

He also added in a new HVAC system and roof so there are no major structural issues.

While the lender wants to be paid, they don't have systems in place to allow a successor-in-interest to waltz in and make a payoff.

I have a pretty well tested system for reverse engineering vacant property owners.