Do I need a home inspection contingency in Marietta?

A home inspection contingency in a Marietta contract gives you the right to renegotiate or walk away, with your earnest money protected, if the inspection turns up a significant problem. Without it, you would be legally bound to close regardless of what an inspection finds, which is a real risk on any home you have not personally verified. Buyers sometimes shorten or waive this contingency to compete in a multiple-offer situation, which shifts that risk onto them. Talk through the tradeoff with your agent before deciding how to write the offer.