7 Things in a Home Inspection Report That Often Get Blown Out of Proportion

by anastasiakaufman-chime-me

You fell in love with a house.

You made an offer.

It was accepted!

Your mortgage process is going smoothly.

The appraisal justified the price you paid.

Everything is going perfect…

…and then you had the home inspected, and the report made it sound like the place is falling apart, and it’s a house only a bulldozer would love.

Hold up, before you end your love affair with the home of your dreams due to home inspection concerns, you should know that home inspection reports aren’t meant to be seen as a “pass” or “fail” assessment. There’s nuance to a home inspectors report. Inspectors will often make note of Every. Little. Thing. They. Find.

There are certainly some things an inspector might find that could be deal breakers — or at least warrant asking for them to be repaired or replaced — like a leaking roof, a broken furnace, or major structural issues. But there are also a lot of things inspectors include in their report that are pretty easy and inexpensive to fix, and aren’t worth losing a house you love over.

So let’s take a look at 7 things in a home inspection report that often get blown out of proportion, even though they’re probably not that big of a deal, so you know what to let slide: