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Originally Posted by dar512
When you get serious, make the deal contingent on the outcome of an inspection by a licensed home inspector of your choice. They'll see stuff you might not - and you can negotiate what the seller has to fix.
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I would add that this home inspector should not be someone referred to you by either your agent or the buyers agent. Both of those agents want to close the deal ($$$) and will suggest an agent who will rubber stamp the sale of the house.
Find an inspector on your own. Ask friends in the area. Ask at work. Ask at the breaktime forum in taunton's Fine Homebuilding website. We were lucky and found a great inspector. He spent a few hours inspecting the house. Many inspectors will spend just half an hour or an hour. He found a lot of things, and put them all into perspective. Nothing killed the deal, but he discovered a few things that really needed attention, like a furnace with a slight backdraft. Was cheap to fix, but important.