Home inspector messed up, possible insurance claim?

[Lucas LeBlanc]

Hi everyone,

We recently went under contract for a flip and are currently going through the inspection process. The chimney/fireplace inspection came back with major issues saying that it needs to be completely torn down and replaced, and that the price tag will be $25k+. When we purchased the home (6 months ago) we had a full home inspection done by a general home inspector, and he said the fireplace/chimney was up to code and just needed some mortar patched up. This has the potential to completely derail the sale or force us to significantly drop the price, which will put us in the negative for this flip.

We are waiting for the sellers to respond, but are wondering what our options are for possibly making an insurance claim against the original home inspector. Does anyone have any experience with a similar situation or any advice you can give us?

Thanks!

Lucas