Your inspection report just arrived with two hundred findings and no sense of proportion — a missing outlet cover gets the same bullet point as a foundation crack. Pick the finding that's worrying you and how bad it looks, and this checker gives you an honest read: typically cosmetic, negotiable, needs a specialist before you decide, or commonly a dealbreaker. No invented dollar figures — repair costs vary hugely by region and house, and anyone quoting you a number without seeing yours is guessing.
One honest caveat that applies to every verdict on this page: severity depends on the specific house, the region, local labor prices, and what a closer look reveals. “Commonly a dealbreaker” means many buyers walk or renegotiate hard — not that you must. “Typically cosmetic” means usually — not always. When real money rides on it, the local specialist's quote is the only number that counts.
This checker triages one finding. Your report has two hundred.
The Inspection IQ Package includes the full Report Decoder & Severity Triage — every finding sorted into four buckets with the follow-up each deserves — plus the negotiable-vs-dealbreaker judgment layer, the questions that get your inspector to say what they actually think, and the negotiation scripts for turning findings into credits or price reductions without losing the house.
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