I received a home inspection removal addendum Monday that had 6 things listed as needing attention. In those 6, there were multiple additional items added under the blanket request of each number. I went to the home yesterday to determine the validity of the requests.
After spending about an hour in the unit, I reduced the list to three things that we would address. The original 6 actually turned into 13 by the end of report, and of the three we'll address, only two are guaranteed to have some form of repair. The third one is an evaluation.
As I read through the addendum, I got the distinct feeling the home-buyer 
felt like he needed to put something on it. So, he went through the report and just grabbed, like a grab-bag, items at random. One was to hire an appliance technician to inspect the stove knobs. One was crooked. I pulled it off, and put it back on straight. Why did that even show up on the report?
It really isn't necessary to request repairs if there is nothing to repair. It really just annoys the listing side. If there is a problem, but all means, ask for it to be repaired. Only one thing on the list was actually broken.
Before the inspection, I went through the unit and updated the GFI receptacles to make sure this family with small children would be safe. The house was built before GFI's were even around. Now, it meets current code requirements. That I did gladly. Hiring an appliance tech to ascertain why a knob was slightly crooked was just plain silly.
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