Don't get me wrong, I still like nice things, arguably more than most, I definingly have my diva streak who loves flying 1st class and all the shiny fancy things, it's just that I have wired my brain differently in the how to obtain method of this. 

The biggest things you want to look at in the inspection report are the roof, foundation, and moving pieces (hot water heater, HVAC, plumbing system, and appliances. 

I am looking teach myself how to find off market deals and eventually develop a method and script that can be taught to employees as the amount of deals scales. 

I am currently looking for a house to start my real estate investing portfolio, and was planning on using the brrrr method.

We were not afraid of the terrible state of the condo (divorce settlement sale in need of major repairs including extensive plumbing work).

@Brian Neyhart yes, this is a common method to use....if you have the equity to do it.  

If it's on slab, there's a good chance of making plumbing problems in trying to repair it that only show up a few years later and are a monster to deal with. 

I was able to mess with it today and got my info onto a spreadsheet through a 'brute force' method.

If possible, try asking another sub what happened because sometimes it’s not really the GC’s fault at all or maybe it was just an honest mistake that can easily be fixed by simply clarifying expectations.If you have tried all of these methods but nothing seems to work out in terms of communication between yourself and your contractor, maybe the most effective solution is fire them.

Any reasonable allocation method is fine.We usually use square footage to allocate basis if there are different units, but per unit might be fine if there are a lot of units and they are all roughly the same size, give or take.