@Brenda Akinyi I bought a property in July that the inspection turned up fire damage under the eaves of both buildings.

My question - if I put in offers on say 5 of them at the same time, but honestly I only want to procure 3 (based on my financial feasibility), and if all 5 offers are accepted, how do I get out of the other 2 (before spending on inspection to back out)???

After walking the units and giving a halfhearted visual inspection I made an offer on the spot.

One easy method I have used to find maintenance issues is asking the tenants during the inspection (if they are on-site).

You want to get it inspected first if you want a certificate.  

There are many opportunities between preperation, strategy, inspections and other contingencies to screw things up - or to do a little better.

And if you’ve never done this before I would caution getting a property from a wholesaler because you have no option period no inspection and no one in your corner.

Always pull permits for work if it is required and I am fairly certain that everything you listed will require permits.You will need to leave the shower wall open to show the plumbing work done before tiling it or whatever.As for time to inspect, that is very area specific.

The requirement for closing a permit in this case is that a city inspector has to go to the work and inspect it.

I am buying a house in Seminole Heights (pending inspection) and found that there has been plumbing and electric updates in the home, but public records show that permits were not pulled.