I see it all the time . . . a home buyer in the throws of just having their purchase contract accepted and proudly proclaiming, "I found a really low price on the internet for someone to inspect my house and then I called and bargained them down even more; man did I get a deal!"  Really . . .    In my experience, if there is ever an expenditure where you "get what you pay for", it is in your home inspection and given that you are asking this person to evaluate the worthiness of something you are buying that in most cases is ten times more expensive than the next most expensive thing you will ever buy (probably a car) . . . it would be my recommendation you shop on experience, testimonials, quality of their report, etc. first, and then price among equals in those regards.  In the fine print of the contract you sign with most any inspector they release themselves from liability from things they fail to identify and rightly so, as they are not Superman, i.e. they can't see through walls, concrete and the like, under carpet and tile flooring, etc. and the fact is, they spend a very short period of time with your "home to be" . . .  So don't fall into the trap of thinking "all inspections are created equal, and besides, if they miss something and it costs me money, I'll sue them! - -  - so I'll get the cheapest one I can find".  This is simply false economy and denial of risk in my opinion.  Getting someone that is experienced (and thereby "intuitive" / even "suspicious about little things that just don't look right", etc.), has a verifiable track record and produces a quality report that will help you really understand what you are getting into is to me the best strategy every time - - - I personally would never let those things take a back seat to low price . . . it is clearly in my view penny wise and pound foolish as they say to do so. . . the hundred or so (or even less) dollars you save, just can't be worth it from a piece of mind point of view, and very potentially from a dollars and sense point of view down the road.  And don't forget this, the better quality your inspectors report is, the more ammunition you give your real estate agent to negotiate repairs and / or price concessions which can net you far more than what you might save on your inspection "good deal".  I think the leverage is there every time, and remember, "the sting of poor quality lasts long after the thrill of paying the lowest price"!  Be careful folks . . . don't be one of those that wishes later they had made the inspection process a higher priority, PLEASE!