My point being is that by all means being diligent and confirming all the information provided yourself is still and always will be the best practice in my mind even in the instances when it is duped.  

You are correct in some instances, especially for out of area landlords who use a PM or who don't have the knowledge, experience, or ability to manage these issues well that it can very easily cost MORE. 

And in rare instances, the property might be burned down.

At least one critic accused him of engaging in short and distort, a form of securities fraud which is a reversal of a pump and dump scheme.[28]For instance, Minkow accused Herbalife of a "laundry list" of issues and had "correctly revealed that Herbalife's president had inflated his résumé

However, I know very little about the building and details in these instances matter. 

For instance, post covid inflation has gone up which has cause the cost of claims to drastically increase.

There is no instance where USA survives our debt without inflation. 

Outside the walls of my home, in the general public, I can't think of a single instance in my half century on the planet where having a firearm would have changed a situation or where I found myself in a situation that I could not walk/run away from to avoid conflict altogether.

Ideally, I'd like to buy a house that has good bones but needs a cash buyer, for instance missing a furnace or something.

These things can either make it rain cash or leave you high and dry.Loan terms, for instance, determine how long you'll be playing the loan game, usually ranging from 5 to 30 years.