Diff assessment), Demo wall between living area and dining, paint wood accents, replace / refinish wood accents and some window trim. 

You should be able to assess when the transaction starts to go off the rails, not after the deal has become a dumpster fire. 

My partner bailed on the buy once he assessed the work needed.The tenants finally left & the price dropped to $63k so I went in @ $42k, cash, close in 30, no conditions.

Facebook Marketplace.

I feel like the gurus selling their programs are all full of it, I know most of them are, and am just wondering does anyone know of a company in their market place doing triple digit flip deals every year? 

I don't work on the servicing side, and wouldn't disagree with your IQ assessment, but something else to consider is that as rates continue to climb, people that used refinances as the bedrock of what they did for all these years while working for a loan servicer will need to either find something new to justify their existence, or become unemployed. 

Yes I would get each unit inspected and check with the HOA to be sure there's no upcoming special assessments.

If you violate that unwritten rule you will get a bad reputation in the market place real fast.

However, you have to assess if doing it yourself will actually save you money in the long run.

If they have photos of what's going on "behind the walls" then that will be very helpful for you to assess the real condition of the property.