When we underwrite our F&F's, the guidelines are in place to make sure you have a healthy profit margin so if we see anything glaring that should be re-considered we can walk through that in order to make sure everything make sense before proceeding. 

Hi All and thanks in advance for any feedback / guidance, I am new to the US market and thought home inspections were common place when buying so any feedback is appreciated.  

I am the BiggerPockets resident STR expert so if you have any questions, give me a shout or jump in the short-term rental forums.

We needed a larger home for our family, that would be functional for multi-generational living with our kids and our parents.This is our forever home family compound, so we have no intention to sell and hope to continue improving and creating new streams of income from the property.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

We purchased for $95K, we put about $50K into it, it's currently rented for $2500/monthHouse 2: We purchased for $95K, we put about $80K into it, it's currently rented for $3500/monthCurrently working on finishing the rehabs for the remaining two houses.This is our forever home family compound, so we have no intention to sell and hope to continue improving and creating new streams of income from the property.

So, making it clear from the start that you are running a professional rental business goes a long way towards avoiding those who are seeking just the opposite.

So many of my clients are out of state investors doing exactly the same thing.

I have an agent and a lender so I'm good there.

Oct/Nov is good weather here but is slow, so I think in general weather is less important to me than is the times kids are out of school as we tend to host a lot of families.  2.

It's worth the $1k or so to take the correct measures.