The only way you'll know the extent is to hire a plumber to evaluate the entire system and be prepared to spend a pretty penny to bring it all up to speed.

If the inspectors she uses get most of their work through her and something is "gray area" not good, it seems like the scales could easily tip to my realtor (who naturally would prefer a bump free closing) and maybe that gray area thing doesn't get mentioned or is minimized, etc.It's a lot more work to hunt down someone reputable and reasonable on my own, but there's a lot more peace of mind knowing that I'm the point person that their primary allegiance is with. 

And I can see how letters would create a situation that could very easily lead to discrimination.

Often, poor communication between landlord and tenants lead to issues that could be resolved easily. 

Hello and thanks for the help!First post here.Summary: My brother lives in another state and he just had an offer accepted. This will be his families primary residence. It is waterfront. My brother and I are close. Th...

The price range we are looking in might be slightly outside of what lenders might consider our purchasing power just from our combined w-2 income, but the numbers easily work if ADU rental income is considered on the new property.

A proper modern Crawlspace has >= 24” clearance thus all sewer lines are easily accessible. 

I would expect you to go off on little issues easily and expect perfection.Also, generally people want to see the  house before they fill out an application.

You could easily lose lots of money and time with a contractor. 

If they are professional, they can explain this quickly and easily.