Reading and understanding a home inspection report can often be a daunting and sometimes scary thing. When you receive and read over your report, you may see many items that are marked as “deficiencies.” This does not mean that the home is falling apart, because most homes (even “good” homes) have multiple deficiencies. Don’t let the number of deficiencies scare you. There may indeed be one or two items that are very serious that need to be addressed or, in the worst cases, may even cause you to change your mind about purchasing the home, but this is not the case with most homes.