We purchased our home last December and performed the inspection after approval. There were a number of reasons why I was comfortable that the inspector would find little to no issues with the home. (1) The home was built in 2006, (2) the original owner never occupied the home, (3) the renters had already moved and left the place spotless, (4) our next door neighbor who just closed on their short sale found zero material items in their inspection, and (5) my realtor and I went through the home twice top to bottom (we both are fairly handy) and found four or five immaterial issues. After the inspection, the report listed our six or seven immaterial issues, of which he caught all of the items we found. I didn’t ask for anything and fixed the items myself, probably totaling $250.
