Commercial vs Home Inspection for Mixed Use

[Greg L.]

This is another of a series of questions about a six unit commercial building I'm buying.  There are 3 apartments and 3 offices.  My bank is not requiring a commercial inspection.  I had thought about doing one myself if the cost is reasonable.  From what I'm reading, for a small mixed use building like the one I'm getting, a commercial inspection may not cost anymore than a regular home inspection, although there's a post here that indicates the opposite.  Does it make sense to retain the services of a commercial inspection company or would just getting a regular home inspection company be the thing to do.   Commercial inspections seem more appropriate for huge commercial buildings like strip malls and etc rather than an urban mixed use building.  My bank isn't requiring it but I'd like to have one done to cover me.  Thoughts?