Boomer,
When we bought our patio villa in Dec., thru our MLS not our Villages realtor, we requested an inspection. Our contract stated that if the inspection repairs needed were less than 1-1/2% of the sales price, the seller would fix them, if over the 1-1/2% the seller could opt not to fix them, and we could then opt out of the contract, OR designate which repairs we wanted the seller to make to total the repair limit of the 1-1/2%.
And were told that is pretty standard for this area.
Our realtor gave us a couple of recommendations for inspectors. We were very happy with the one we chose. He did the inspection when he said he would, did a very detailed 21 page report that included moisture penetration. He found 3 minor problems and provided pictures of them. He emailed us the report so we could quickly know what he found, then mailed us the hard copy.
The price was $225 for the home inspection and $75 for the termite inspection, so $300 total.
His name was:
Tom Comer
http://www.comerinspections.com/
Hope this helps...