As a real estate professional the purpose of a home inspection is to protect the client, whether a buyer or seller. Remember the better the home inspection the less likely there will be a call in a month or two......"Do you remember us, the Jones', who bought the house on 10th? We just found out there is a river running through our crawlspace, nobody told us of this. We will be contacting our attorneys over this matter. Your situation may not be so severe say sub-floor in bathroom needs replacing, still this can leave a somewhat less than sweet taste in your clients mouth.

Mr and Mrs Smith, in all lived homes there are items that may need attention. Some are more important than others, what are the items that concern you? This inspires more trust and furthers goodwill. As a real estate professional, you have worked hard to earn your clients trust, inturn securing future business and referrals. If you criticize a thorough inspection you only raise the level of anxiety.

Most buyers inspections take place as close as possible to closing. Good for buyers, often not so good for sellers. When the seller learns of defects in advance of a contract offer, they can chose to fix or disclose. When a problem is found close to closing, disclosure is not an option anymore. The seller can only repair or negotiate the price based on inflated estimates from the buyers.