You have your Minneapolis's to your Cincinnati's to your Indianapolis's.

They have to deal with inspector logistics, so I'm wondering if there are areas where they have defined they won't go.4.

But, in reality I would hire an inspector to give me a better idea of what needs to be done.What are you generally estimating as repair costs per unit? 

Hey folks, I'm looking for a trusted home inspector in the East Bay / Oakland area.Also an appraiser to help with an independent appraisal of a property.Any referrals are greatly appreciated!

Any property you buy, you should have in inspected by a property inspector (this along with financing are always a condition of the offer). 

Make sure to hire an inspector, do NOT skip this step.

Tom:In this day and age many inspectors get sued for every little thing they don't find. 

As someone who has very little construction/rehabbing experience, I have a tough time determining what needs to be repaired or replaced and what the associated costs would be.For people who have "BRRRR'd" before, at what point in the process do you have a General Contractor or Home Inspector walk through to find what needs to be fixed and the price tag?

There are some good books on section 8 landlording that I read a few years ago, I think they were called the section 8 bibleI recall they had a lot of solid advise but they were much tougher oN tenants and inspectors than we are.

What you should look for is a really good home inspector, contractor and good deals on older buildings.