What To Do After Your Home Inspection

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The decision sequence

  1. Read the summary and triage every finding

    Separate safety, active water, and structural items from major systems near end of life and cosmetic notes. Triage order decides everything that follows.

    Full post-inspection guide

  2. Verify unclear major findings with a specialist

    Roof, sewer, HVAC, foundation, and electrical findings written as “recommend further evaluation” need a targeted second opinion before you respond.

    How to read your report

  3. Decide repair, credit, or price response with your agent

    Your contract and its timeline govern what you can ask for and when. Work the response with your buyer's agent rather than item-by-item on your own.

    Repair request vs. credit

  4. Know which items are not worth asking for

    Cosmetic and low-consequence findings usually cost leverage without changing ownership risk.

    What not to fix

  5. Turn what is left into a first-year plan

    Every remaining finding becomes a scheduled task, a monitoring cadence, or a line in a replacement budget.

    First 12 months plan

How this guidance is built

HomeScore planning guidance is editorial decision support built on our published home-systems methodology and versioned cost dataset. It is not a pass/fail inspection standard, a professional diagnosis, or legal advice. Your inspector, the relevant specialist trades, and your agent or attorney own those calls.

Guidance version 2026.06 · dataset last updated June 2026. HomeScore methodology · Dataset changelog

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