Crack in the Wall, Will you buy to rehab or not?

[Naveen Desai]

Hi,  I have a fairly solid deal of a property, but on investigation found that upstairs wall has a crack like this.  What could be the cost of such a repair and if everything else in the house seems OK,  would you go for it OR not? 

Pic - source /credit -- Cold well Bankers  website !

Not a property in CA, but in mid-west!

[Nathan Golding]

That crack looks fairly wide.  The crack itself would only cost a 100 dollars to patch up to look good but I would be concern about why it cracked.  

I would want to search the whole house for more cracks.  Check the foundation for damage, see if the floors are level, check the roof for it dipping or anything else that suggest structural damage.