If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that it is enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff. 6.

You can get into a house fairly cheap, and if you find the right deal you might be able to still live for free but without the hit to your social life. 

How can I ensure that the seller will take care of the violations and pass the re-inspection after closing? 

Is there a "step-by-step" guide / checklist to follow to ensure you have all your ducks in a row?

I have no idea what the hold time of stock purchase is but aren't some companies fairly short?

I told them I’d have the repair man come take a look to ensure them it works, yet they call non stop telling me it’s broken and want a new one.My gut tells me they just want brand new appliances in the kitchen, but how can I determine that when I don’t live there, and when I go to take a look myself, it is ironically working fine that day.

Some hard money folks don't really care about each line item on the budget as long as you end up fairly close to the estimated total. 

Oh, and there are more homeless people on the street than ever before, to the point that all 15 districts of Los Angeles have agreed to take their fair share of homeless and house them on public lands.

Use these local investors as a sanity check to ensure you're receiving the full story from your paid advisors.

@Rob Bianco, we get some pretty good storms in KC, and hail is fairly common.