The report is the thing you actually pay for. Read a full one in the format Lou writes them, so you know exactly what you are getting.
Read a full report, start to finish
A complete specimen report in the format Lou writes them — every system, the same comment key, the same summary at the end. It is an illustration, not a real property: a real report belongs to the client whose house it describes.
Read the specimen report
Once you are under contract, the inspection report is the evidence behind every repair request and price adjustment. A vague checklist gives you nothing to argue with. A photographed, itemized report gives your attorney something to work with.
It is also the record you keep. Two years later, when something fails, the report tells you whether it was flagged.
Call and ask. Lou will walk you through what a finding actually means.