My experiences with re-inspects very closely mirrors John's. My E&O carrier (Allen) does not cover me for reinspects. Therefore, I don't do them. It's pretty starightforward so I don't know how anybody can argue with this decision not to do reinspects. If somebody wants to go and fly without a net, that's their choice. And like John said, have the sellers provide paperwork and receipts from the professionals who performed the repairs as proof the work was done. We are generalists and not specialists. Necessary repairs often involve more work than we are able to see during a visual, non-invasive home inspection. Sure, one could do a reinspect but if you can't verify with 100% certainty that everything that needed to be done was done and was done properly, what is the client getting from you?

I had a reinspect that turned into a big headache and the time I spent on it far eclipsed the meager reinspect fee I charged. The sellers had gotten pissed at the buyers because of how much money they were spending on repair requests. So when they got to the fixing the last item on the list, they told the carpenter they were only willing to spend $XXX.XX amount on repairs for damaged ceiling joists in the basement. The carpenter in turn fashioned a ridiculous method of repair which I shook my head at the second I saw it. I told the my client the work was crap. After multiple phone calls with my client, his agent, the seller's agent, and the carpenter, I was ready to pull my hair out. The selling agent and carpenter wanted me to tell them how the repair should be done and I told the carpenter the onus on designing and completing the proper repairs fell on him. I told him what I like to see (not telling him how to fix it) and he agreed that my description is the method he would normally employ to repair the damaged joists. But since the sellers placed a dollar limit on what they would pay him, he agreed to the repairs I poo-pooed. Therefore, he agreed that he cobbled together a half-ass repair to get paid something instead of walking away from the job.

Those are headaches I do not need. We can't save the world. You do what you can, get paid, help your client within reason, and move on.