Terrible Experience With Inspector

[Jared Fisher]

I recently bought a property and hired an inspector that my realtor recommended and said he used for his own properties, so I thought that was a good enough reason to hire the inspector myself. After a few months, there were 2 leaks and a roof specialist came and pointed out the areas of the roof that had visible signs that it needed immediate repairs. Also, he showed me additional issues with the roof that were visible by just looking at the defected areas. According to this roof guy and another contractor, each of these issues should have been caught in the initial inspection before I bought the property. My question is, how could I mitigate the risk from being in a similar situation with future properties? Is there anything I could have done differently to save myself from being in this situation?