If you "get caught" and the Listing agent or HUD inspector finds out...you could KILL the deal and forfeit EM.

Do I bring in a home inspector and get an idea of what needs to be done off of what he/she says?

It can cause major delays on the buying side, as well as trying to find tenants.Had a deal this summer where POS was satisfied, and they came in and did a rental inspection 2 months later, and found 5k in additional work that the POS inspector didn't find...all this happened while a tenant wanted to be in the property, but the city took 4 weeks to get to the inspection done, so the tenant found something else...Not trying to say you can't find good values there you can, just make sure your PM is on the ball with the city, and getting things done in advance.  

You need to make sure to have a really solid property inspector go over things with a fine tooth comb and make sure you request any adjustments needed to the sale price while in escrow.  

I'm a Home Inspector and past remodeling contractor.

So I asked them to get a mold test since I didn't feel like the guy was A) qualified to perform mold remediation and B) didn't do anything to inspect or remediate the in-wall mold issue. 

Usually, unless the home inspector finds major structural damage or the buyer offered way too much to begin with just so that they could get the property under contract, both parties follow through with the sale. 

I guess your inspector could look at the breaker box & see if the panel is ok for the house.

If this is an existing building, I would suggest looking into detectors that can be interconnected wirelessly (they are pretty new, I think first alert is a brand that has them) also you would have to check with the local building inspector to see if they are acceptable.

Will an inspector tell the end buyer the systems are dated and need to be replaced?