The walk through on a deal is super important, and shouldn't be done alone or with strangers. Having a team ready to meet onsite and do a walk through is the only way to do it. Contractor, Inspector, Realtor, and make sure you take lots of pictures and notes.

I am fortunate that I have the skill set to know a properties numbers from the comparable standpoint before I visit a property, and that leaves me to look at things from the deferred maintenance/repairs, life safety issues, code violations, or just bad design.

By the time you are leaving your first walk through you should have a very educated idea of what the projects construction cost will be as well as any other issue you may face accomplishing that task.  Having the tools needed to calculate those problems into real solutions is the key to fast, and fair offers.  Email me when you are ready to utilize my knowledge to maximize the ROI of your time/successes.