Changed interior, exterior systems, everything.

I worked on yachts from 90 feet to 285 feet as a deckhand (think handyman/exterior maintenance where the standard is perfection) and traveled on them from Florida to Spain, Nova Scotia to Nassau, and Costa Rica to Thailand.

New concrete rear patio, new exterior walls, new insulation compliant with IRC 2009 code.

New HVAC needed, new exterior siding, closets created and spaces turned into bedrooms, replace old electrical, etc.Now that I have the report, I need to quickly see what it would cost to address all the must-fix issues as well as my nice to haves and cosmetic. 

I have bought almost exclusively through private sales locally and am not sure if I can hire someone fee based as opposed to commission based. 

I painted the exterior and made a few minor repairs while I held it.

I am not opposed to using an outside contractor if it is not a breach of contract if the quality is high and comes in thousands of dollars less than my managers price.

After my walk through I found that the property was built in 1978 and absolutely nothing has been updated in 40 years and as well opposed to having standard baseboard heaters, there are forced are furnaces (which are all 40 years old).  

. :) If you are buying in an area where it is an obviously "family centric" area (look at the school ratings), you are more likely going to have a smaller rental pool for a 2 bedroom home as opposed to the 3+ bedroom homes.

Paint an exterior for $5k, install an interior French drain and sump pump for $5k ect.