As a home buyer, you don't need to be reminded on how important home inspection is, before you close the deal. Isn't it quite obvious that you must confirm that walls, rooms, electrical systems or other building blocks are in satisfactory condition? For this purpose, you can find professional home inspectors who are professionally trained to carry out such inspections. They have the experience, tools and software to complete home inspection in a more thorough and accurate manner. However, if for some reasons you can't avail the services of home inspectors, you must be able to inspect yourself and spot the problems that may surface in near future, then you can ask the seller to fix them.

Interior and Structure Issues:

Take a look at rooms, kitchen, stairs, bathroom and basement area. Check out room dimensions (length, width, and height), walls, ceiling, paint, and the size of doors. In kitchen have a close look at the condition of ceiling, kitchen counters and gas pipelines. Moving to the bathroom, check for the ventilation system, bathroom plumbing, sink, hot tubs and showers. For a layperson, structural problems are the most difficult to figure out, for that start with observing the material used in foundation and construction, check wall thickness, if there's some wooden work then make sure it's not damaged by insects or fungal. Similarly if you are dealing with concrete structures, try to identify the problems like cracking.

Issues related to plumbing and Electrical Systems:

Check for the main panels, electric meter, circuit breakers, wiring, fans and other electrical components. Study the quality of wires and cables used in the wiring; also look for the security measures. Regarding plumbing, check out the water supply lines, pipe materials, valves, vents, water storage facility, also make sure sewerage system is intact.

Heating & Air conditioning Systems:

Proper heating or air conditioning systems (depending on the type of weather you have in your region) are very important. If the weather generally remains cold, pay special attention to the age and condition of heating system, fuel type, and distribution system, in addition to this you can insist on some hot water systems. Similarly, check out the air conditioning system, humidifier or system type if you are residing in warm zones.

You may want to examine home appliances, garage, or moisture and drainage indications. To cut the long story short, you are free to scrutinize just about anything, just don't start turning down all homes just because they have some minor issues, as almost all buildings have drawbacks.