Bought a home in BC Canada but didn't have time for an inspection.(realtors urging) Its only 12 yrs old. The other realtor and client did their homework. Property disclosure only said some new drain work was completed. This is what I found.
1) Front right burner on stove top has no power. But it did have a cute little vase with a flower left on it. Possibly to keep your mind off trying the element.

2) Deadbolt (electric) on utility room door not working properly and no key was left (batteries removed)

3) Insulation broken out under living room bow window then screened over to keep out vermin.

4) Fiberglass insulation falling down in crawl space out of joists.

5) New drainage installed was not on a permit at town office.

6) Seepage from above lot in back yard was left unaddressed.

7) Had to replace kitchen faucet as flex-hose was almost pinched off. As witnessed/suggested by YOUR clients plumber.

8) New tile grout in bathrooms not sealed, we foud out by accident.

9) Heat pump needs a fan over control board. It had a note on the side that read "hit me here" , when it was tapped the board began to work.

10) Roof leaks in at least a couple of places and has been rigged to deflect water to the soffit with a piece of tin and a peice of waxed cardboard. Unfortunately who ever did this can't measure and it leaked to the bow window. This would have been easily missed by a home inspector and the only way to get to it is to remove a piece of the soffit and feel around from the out side.

11) While we had the heat pump fixed the repair person was looking around to find ducting he happened to find a small bore rifle hidden behind the hot water tank. This little item was turned over to the RCMP the next morning.
This is what their realtor responded. Client is a cop.
"I think these items are very small and not significant to the purchase. The home inspection should have covered all these items. I believe your clients paid well under market value. I'm not sure what you mean by seepage. All the drainage is less than six months old"
Lesson- don't trust ANYONE!

When you say that the realtor urged you to forgo inspections, do you mean YOUR agent or the listing agent? Or did you use the listing agent as well?

My realtor suggested it as the home had just been lowered in price. I guess she thought we would miss it by taking more time to think. I really don't have a problem with her, it was the listing realtors miss information and arrogance that bothers me. I was under the impression that a disclosure was for just that. If it is that useless, why bother?

You had a buyer's agent, whose sole job was to advocate and advise for you during this process. Did your agent explain why you should or shouldn't get inspections and what might happen, who would be liable, etc., so you could make the best decision possible?

The listing agent represented the seller, and the seller only. He/she did have a fiduciary responsibility to be honest and ethical to all parties, but the listing agent does not live at the home and does not know everything there is to know. If the seller is not truthful on the disclosure, it doesn't automatically mean that the listing agent was in on it. I looked at your 11 items, and honestly - if I had been the listing agent and had not been personally told of these things, I don't know how I would have known myself.

I'm sorry this happened and I hope you have better luck in the future.