It's one of the negotiable item in the HOA addendum.

My personal opinion would be to invest and save for investing ahead of spending money on luxury items that are a liability.

Sellers balked on one of the inspection objection items. 

Some items to consider when identifying Multi Family and House Hacking in the Greater Philadelphia Market;* What are you pre-qualifed for (FHA, FNMA, or Freddie Home Possible)* What neighborhoods tie into your pre-qualification and the gross rents of the identified multi family* Appreciable neighborhoods (Based on Current/Future Development, Transportation, etc)Let me know if you have any questions.Regards,Joe Scorese

When you save money for investments you are selecting new goals and prioritizing them over lesser value items.

I'm having a fairly tough time finding useful data on these items.

Obviously there are also items that don't require a permit like flooring, paint, and general repair work (i.e. you can repair a water leak in a pipe without a permit).  

However, at a higher level based on my PA knowledge which I assume is similar to TX:PA's municipal planning code grants building code and other enforcement authority which would cover all of the items you mention in PA. 

This way my money is protected by the equity in the deal regardless of your performance on finding a renter or missing a big ticket item on the repair estimate.

Realtors are being spoken of like they are a generic item available off of the shelf.