-Disclosures were basically empty; no reports, no leases, no inspections.

If a buyer choose to violate a sale contract after escrow is deposited and days before closing.No Mortgage contingency clause, No inspection contingency clauseNew buyer found at a lower price.  

We encountered some lender challenges regarding onsite inspections and state wide shelter in place orders.

Our contract includes regular inspections, so this was either missed during a walkthrough or maybe the inspections were never completed?

.- Don't skimp on the home inspection!

Hello! My husband and I are buying our first home. After negotiating back and forth, the seller came back and said they cannot go bellow $250k. Now when my realtor says that the closing costs would be rolled in to the...

They flew out for the inspection and everything else is handled remotely.

I am starting to get quite a few documents online, IE, inspection reports, tax records, etc...

The illegal unit was discovered and ordered removed after the building dept came inspected and issued violations.

If you aren't able to find things online, you could certainly contact the specific building/inspections departments of the cities in which you're buying, and they can likely share pertinent information.Keep in mind, some cities don't even require TISH inspecitons at the time of sale, and most properties will have plenty of minor code violations regardless (I've seen numerous TISH reports miss things as easy as smoke detector requirements).I don't have any good ideas on the high-equity absentee owner lists - someone working full-time on the buying side would be better suited for that question.Good luck!