However, inspectors love making big deals out of things and very often don't know what they are talking about I've found.

Housing Inspector? 

It's all about your team here;  attorney, realtor/property finder, inspectors & General contractor/handymen; Title company.  

Just make sure, if you do make an offer on the house, to include a option/inspection period and make sure your inspector/contractors are really thorough. 

Use the strictest inspector, buy newer build homes, say after year 2000. 3.

A good inspector will have a moisture detector and can point out any water trapped in behind walls, which could indicate potential mold or rot issues.  

Basically, the management company hired a new inspector who was actually looking a things that they should have been looking at all along.  

Will you have to pay an inspector again?

And I guess this guy never heard of structural inspections--which is what my inspector does for REOs w/ no utilities--just to make sure there's no structural stuff I was unaware of (including buried oil tanks, etc.

This inspection coversthe framingtruss installationthe sheer wall constructionplumbing top outelectrical roughHVAC installationIn this video, I walk through some common issues the inspector finds and how they get corrected.Items discussed:Truss hangarsSheer wallsRam setsVisitability BlockingHurricane StrapsFire BlockingStairs - including the rise, run and how to measure head heights