Not so. It is true that home inspectors follow a stated S.O.P. (Standard of Practice). Some of these are required by a State, and if not required by the state, then there are professional organizations that stipulate an S.O.P. that their members must follow e.g., ASHI, NACHI. The S.O.P. is nothing more than a list minimum areas or systems of a home that must be inspected. It also stipulates certain actions that an inspector must take. These are certainly a good minimum standard to ensure that a consumer at least gets a somewhat standard inspection across all inspectors. But as with all industries, there will some inspectors that do just the minimum and some that are strong buyer advocates and exceed the minimum. Again, experience is the important factor here. A good indicator is how many inspections an inspector has conducted. Just ask them..