Most home buyers ask a real estate agent to recommend a home inspector.
One of the TV news magazines did a story on this problem last year. The focus of a home inspector can make a real estate agent and a seller very happy or very sad. Before you choose an inspector ask if they are members of ASHI, the standard setting organization for home inspectors. Many good inspectors go well past the ASHI standards on their inspections. Also, ask if they have had any inspection recently that ended up with a buyer not buying the home.