Make sure you have the roof checked out, and the furnace/ac. Have a good mechanical and by all means have the sellers sign a disclosure statement. Also might want to find out if the neighbors have barking dogs. We moved in to our new home 2 years ago. Nice neighborhood. Next door neighbors had two barking dogs. We could not even sit on our deck, every time they came out the barked viciously. The neighbors introduced their selves and explained that they were going to get bark collars. After 6 months, no bark collars. I had had it and went over one day after 15 mins of barking and asked what they were going to do about the dogs.. They were highly insulted and got very nasty. They no longer speak to us (no big loss). but when we came back from our winter stay in TX they had gotten bark collars, much nicer. Point being you just never know what kind of neighbors you are going to get...