Home Inspections - What Extra Precautions Do You Take?

[Jacob Breazile]

First, I initially came to this forum with so many questions I wanted to ask. Man, this is probably the first forum I've visited where a lot of the answers were already here! It's absolutely wonderful. Thank you. I do still have one question, though. 

I'm about to purchase my first home (likely a multi-family property such as a duplex or triplex). Naturally, inspections are key to making sure you are investing in property that doesn't implode. My question is; what's the extra step you take to make sure you home is properly inspected? For example, I've heard of separately hiring a roofing contractor to make sure the roof is in good shape and thoroughly inspected, or a plumber to do a sewer scope. What extra steps or resources do you use or take?

This is my first purchase, and it's taken me a long time to save enough for a down payment. That said, as much as I want to be careful with my money, paying a few extra hundred dollars to make sure "it" is done right is worth every penny to me.