{"product_id":"the-home-buyers-inspection-cheat-rohit-sharma-9798197394323","title":"The Home Buyer's Inspection Cheat Sheet: Spot Red Flags, Avoid Costly Mistakes, and Walk Any House With Confidence Before You Sign","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou will be inside the house for 20 minutes. The seller's agent will tell you it has good bones. How do you actually know? \u003c\/b\u003eMost first time home buyers walk through a listing focused on paint colors and counter tops - and miss the red flags buying a home reveals in the first three minutes if you know where to look.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eI almost bought a house with a thirty-year-old electrical panel I never would have noticed. The five-thing panel check in this book paid for the whole thing in the first showing.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Parul R., CA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eI'm on my third house and still learned a few things - the cross-system smells chapter alone caught a slow leak under our offer's kitchen.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Mark T., UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eUsed the thirty-item scorecard on four homes in one weekend and ranked them objectively instead of by curb appeal. Saved us from the prettiest one.\u003c\/i\u003e\" - Sara L., US\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWHAT'S INSIDE: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- A complete house hunting checklist organized as a room-by-room walkthrough before buying\u003cbr\u003e- Thirty home defects buyers should know - scored by urgency, so you know what to walk away from versus what to negotiate\u003cbr\u003e- Three-minute pre purchase inspection routines for the five systems that cause the costliest home repairs: water heater inspection, HVAC inspection for buyers, electrical panel red flags, plumbing warning signs, and foundation problems to look for\u003cbr\u003e- The five questions to ask the seller's agent on the spot - and how to read the answers\u003cbr\u003e- A debrief framework for the drive home, so emotion does not override evidence\u003cbr\u003e- A negotiation playbook for when you find something - when to ask for a repair credit, when to walk, when to let it go\u003cbr\u003e━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhy this is different from every other home buying book: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Short enough to read in one sitting and scan on your phone during a showing\u003cbr\u003e- Worldwide-friendly - no country-specific codes, no jurisdictions assumed\u003cbr\u003e- No cost figures that age - uses urgency tiers and effort bands instead\u003cbr\u003e- No photos required - every defect described in plain language using sound, smell, and reference objects\u003cbr\u003e- Opinionated - tells you what each finding actually means, not just that it exists \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwenty chapters. Thirty red flags. One framework you can use at every showing for the rest of your life.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor first time home buyers, repeat buyers, relocation buyers, and anyone tired of generic home buying advice that does not survive contact with an actual house. Avoid home buyer mistakes before they become closing-day regrets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rohit Sharma\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798197394323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Rohit Sharma","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659917799679,"sku":"9798197394323","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-home-buyers-inspection-cheat-rohit-sharma-9798197394323","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}