For example on each draw schedule they will send an inspector out to the property and do an inspection/report to the lender before giving more money to the builder.

So, try to workout a deal with the handyman where you can pay them each time the inspector comes out to take a look, if at all possible.

My home inspector confirmed that there were two heat pumps for each unit, and did not bother to check the condition of the furnace since it was obsolete and no longer was the heat source for the house.I moved in and tried to heat my home with the heat pump system, and came to find out that one of the two "heat pumps" was a cooling-only AC unit (this AC unit was not mentioned anywhere in the disclosures).

I would reach out to local brokerages and ask to follow a realtor, appraiser, an inspector, and whatever other aspect interest you.

Not sure how to totally validate this.Interested that no one is too focused on having me have an inspector look at the building to see what is up to counter-offer - what if I am totally wrong about the condition of the property? 

The city has also recently added a second inspector, who is very "by the book". 

The best thing to do is always talk to your inspector and see what he thinks about it, what the costs and severities are. 

The inspector found previous termite damage at the base of one of the exterior support columns. 

They can sue the home inspector they hired as part of their DD.

So far, my net income is -17k.Due to the inspector missing a lot of big issues with the house and the age of the home itself, I am very worried that I will continue to dump money into the house rather than use potential profits to invest in more properties.