Sticking cereal by your bed is so real, we've all cheated.

You paid $35 knowing what cult classic means?

Smart move listening to your dad. I've bought two houses and both times the inspection paid for itself, sometimes double. First place had a roof the seller swore was 5 years old, inspector found hail damage and we got $6k knocked off. Second time the guy found a bad electrical panel that would've cost me $2500 to fix. The key is to get actual quotes from contractors before you go back to the seller, because they can't argue with a written estimate. A vague "the inspector said it might be a problem" gets you nowhere, but a licensed guy saying "this will cost X to fix" gives you real bargaining power. Never just eat the findings unless you're in a crazy seller's market where you have no choice.