Since, for the majority of individuals, the asset value of their house, represents, their single - largest, financial asset, isn't it logical, in the search for the ideal home for themto choose with care and prudence? A lot of people allow their emotional, and/or, aesthetic characteristics , to be more important than actual quality considerations and other aspects! Therefore, it is logical, for a potential home buyer, to realize, and be aware of which features to search for, in order to exclude certain properties from consideration prior to taking on any more time, and responsibility! There are those who say that this isn't really needed, because one should, always be able to let a professional home inspector, and/ orengineer, look at the property as a condition of purchasing!