Oh my. A home inspection may have helped knock down the price. I always used to run up the furnace and then the AC, depending on the ambient temp, of course.

Home inspectors only charge several hundred bucks and even tho it's only a "visual" inspection, it's a good idea. I saved hundreds of people a LOT of money... and heartache.

Having said that, ya gotta be careful when ya choose a home inspector. Not all of them are ahh, err, well... honest. Ya gotta read the fine print and get references.