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My partner and i are buying our first home and have reached the point where we need to decide whether to get an independent property inspection. The unit looks well maintained during the viewing and the seller has renovated it fairly recently , so part of me thins an inspection may be unnecessary. At the same time i keep reading stories about buyers discovering hidden problems only after moving in.
If we do pay for an inspection, what sort of issues can it realistically identify that a normal buyer may miss 2) Is an inspection more useful for older properties, or can it also make sense for a newer resale home??