I am working with the county inspector as well.

I had an equity partner in on the deal so profits were split 50/50, I also "saved" 15K-20K by doing some work myself, which I will try to limit on future deals.The project took a little longer than anticipated mainly due to my lack of experience dealing with the county and building inspectors.

If an inspector investigated it he would see that it is beyond being up to code and is fine.

It now has toxic mold (I had an inspector come in) and was told I have to fix the water problem before having it removed.

Becoming a licensed inspector involves an apprenticeship I believe.

Would the inspector take care of the issues Joel is talking about?

How many people post here daily about the frustrations they have with their buyer's agents, the listing agents of the properties they buy, appraisers, buyer inspectors, their end-buyers and end-buyer agents, mortgage brokers, etc?

If there is live infestation I'd get a structural opinion from the inspector.

I do remember that from earlier days.. a good agent leads you to so many other good people... inspectors, contractors, lawyers, money, etc.Right now I'm making phone calls and emailing agents, fishing for a good match.

So, if you pull an electrical permit to move some wiring and the inspector notices that the plumbing, insulation and duct-work aren't up to code, he can require you to fix all those things as well.So, if you plan to pull any permits, you should be budgeting to fix anything in the house that's not up to code, just in case the inspector calls it out and requires you to fix it.As an example, I finished a property a couple weeks ago, called for final inspections and the inspector required me to replace the bathroom window with a tempered window.