Understand the difference between Major, Maintenance, and Safety Items.
Most inspectors will summarize the inspection findings based on how important they are, such as:
- Safety items
- Major items
- Maintenance items.
This lets you skip the maintenance items and go straight to the problems considered to be signifcant defects and safety issues.
If you’re negotiating with a seller, safety and major items are normally considered important issues, while maintenance items might get put on the ‘honey do’ list after you move in.
