Do they come through and try to justify their existence by pointing out small things for you to fix or is it pretty benign and they're just making sure you're not a slumlord?

I just do not see any rational/benign reason for them charging so much in deposit up front considering that the house has not sold for 6+ months and I will be able to close relatively fast. 

Various HNW persons not a fan of the documentation prostate exam for financing, professional athlete's, those with small biz and really great at write-off's, all kinds of potential buyers.As the saying goes, do what you do best and hire the best, to do the rest. 

I would probably have a good realtor selling my houses off was in a position that my time at the end of my flip was benign ised elsewhere.

I definitely don't think my dad with prostate cancer and uses medical marijuana for his pain is a loser or drug addict, but that's a different issue. 

While many people aren't good negotiators and while many people could easily piss off an appraiser by using the approach above, most of the things I suggest are relatively benign and can't get people into too much trouble.If I were talking to a group of people who were experts on negotiation and persuasion, I could turn the initial post in this thread into a book.

Mold is ubiquitous in the environment and you and I are exposed to it EVERY DAY...90% of home will have some level of superficial mold in them (surface stuff around windows or doors, bathroom surfaces etc) , but 99.9% of it is totally benign.

I could utilize a pm to cut down on work, but I am trying to learn the business.My buy box is extremely small consisting of essentially two suburbs which have taken advantage of flight from the city (due to defund the police) but are still close enough to support benign commutes and have limited land for additional supply while also having rent and home prices which are attainable for people making median household income.There are risks, I live in a decidedly midwestern city with low population growth (but also very few builders).

Compared to Las Vegas, the crime seems benign, but I am concerned about being able to rent it out.

However, I generally try to avoid a big "X" difficulty where the intensity of the problem could be anywhere from benign to insane.