A home inspection is not an appraisal, which determines market value, and it’s not a municipal inspection, which verifies local code compliance. Inspectors won’t survey inaccessible areas of home; they don’t do any kind of destructive testing -- only noninvasive visual assessments. The report won’t include the condition of every nail, wire or pipe in the home. The report also does not guarantee a home's components will never fail or need repair in the future.