Purchasing a commercial building is a big investment. A portfolio manager or lending instatution often requires/requests a building inspection and report before making a purchase since it gives them crucial knowledge about the facility's condition that they need to make an informed choice. If you are changing the use of a building you may need to better understand what is there to know the magnitude of the work being done and costs associated with those changes and whether you can even make those changes or not. Buildings do not always come as advertised. The job of the seller and the people they hire is to sell the building. That can look very different then someone who is buying a building. We always look at the building through rose colored glasses which helps us see that the building fits all your needs, wants and uses. So it's important to get that unbiased evaluation to paint a picture of what is truly there and what we are buying.