[bigstrat2003]

Only to the extent that your best interest includes buying the house. But if the house needs tens of thousands (or more!) in repairs, then very likely buying the house is not in your best interest. That's kinda the point of an inspection.

[sokoloff]

I don't think there's a 10+ year old house in existence that doesn't need 1-2% or more of the building value in repairs. For the two properties I bought, I had an inspection report for over 10% and around 3% of the purchase price. Neither was a reason to not proceed.

[bombcar]

The inspection is less to find and fix things (though sometimes you do) and more to just know what you’re getting into.

Anything that is so bad as to call off the sale was probably visible during a basic walkthrough or from the street, anyway.