...with your advice I feel very confident in how to approach this now. I researched the "title" issues & know how to check if the inspector is certified (my agent also mentioned we might need an engineer as well, but the inspector alone may say its the mortar & estimates - enough to know its beyond my scope to handle financial) From my novice perspective, it does seem likely its Mortar between the bricks (We don't have documentation on the age of the roof - and the masonry work may very well have been done 20-30 years ago - but its certainly not all the original stuff on the exterior wall?)
My contract allows me to pull out (with earnest money) if the inspection shows major undisclosed structural issues. I hope this doesn't happen but even if I need to bow out on this property- its a beautiful area with lots of historic brick homes -sombody bolder with more experience will still want it - & I'll get the next one -a little wiser for having gone through this process!
I will let you know what happened!
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