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You need an inspection. There's a lot more to a house than what you see on the surface, and you need to know what you're getting into before you sign a contract.
My inspection was $400. Call around and compare prices, but expect to pay at least a few hundred.
We are planning to buy a brand new house. It has been sitting for a couple years but never occupied.
Our builder and his agent kept saying on how the house was built so great and it had a lot of features that other builders don't do.
Our lender required a home inspection. It cost $350.
It was so worth it.
The inspector found several things that needed to be done.
They were all minor details. For example, in our crawl space, there is a pipe that is not clamped to the wood to keep it from sagging, in a couple years, there will be leaks. The plumber didn't fix the vapor barrier in the crawl space. There are a couple lights that were not grounded and some walls in the attic space that needed barrier installed, couple cracked tiles in the master bath from when the painter dropped a can of paint.
One biggie was the master shower did not have any hot water. That's something I may not have noticed until I moved in to the house.
Like I said, these things are pretty minor, but I feel much better getting them fixed before I buy the house. That keeps the seller motivated to get the repairs done. If I was in the house, they'd have to make an appointment to come to the house and may take forever.
Just my opinion, but I think every buyer should get a home inspection. It's to protect the buyer.