Home Inspection Findings Cost Calculator

Work out home inspection findings cost instantly with clear inputs, formula shown and shareable results.

About Home Inspection Findings Cost Calculator

An inspection converts unknown risk into a priced negotiation. Totalling major and minor defects gives the repair liability, the negotiated share determines who bears it, and comparing the seller's contribution with the inspection fee shows the return on commissioning the survey in the first place.

Formulas

Buyer cost

Buyer net = total repair cost x (1 - seller share) + inspection fee

Return on inspection

Return = seller contribution / inspection fee

Worked example

With the default values below, Home Inspection Findings Cost Calculator returns Net cost to the buyer of $132,000.00. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.

Inputs used

Cost of major defectsminimum 0: 250,000
Cost of minor defectsminimum 0: 60,000
Share the seller agrees to bearaccepts 0–100 %: 60 %
Inspection feeminimum 0: 8,000

Results

Net cost to the buyer: $132,000.00
Total repair cost identified: $310,000.00
Seller contribution: $186,000.00
Return on the inspection fee: 23.25

Step by step

1Values used
2Buyer cost
3Return on inspection
4Net cost to the buyer= 132,000.00
5Total repair cost identified= 310,000.00
6Seller contribution= 186,000.00
7Return on the inspection fee= 23.25

Assumptions and limits

The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax or compounding frequency into account.
Figures are rounded for display to 2 decimal places, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.

How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Home Inspection Findings Cost figure worked out?

Buyer net = total repair cost x (1 - seller share) + inspection fee. An inspection converts unknown risk into a priced negotiation.

Should minor items be raised at all?

Selectively. Loading a schedule with trivial items weakens the credibility of the major ones. Negotiating hard on structural, roof, electrical and plumbing findings is more productive.

What values do I need to enter?

This calculator takes 4 inputs: Cost of major defects, Cost of minor defects, Share the seller agrees to bear, Inspection fee. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic worked example — replace them with your own site or project figures.