Sellers want the highest net proceeds and the fewest ways for a deal to die, and a waived inspection reads as one less escape hatch. That is the whole appeal, even when the seller knows certain buyers will still want to look at the home. A persistent myth is worth clearing up here. Many sellers assume FHA and VA buyers come with extra seller-paid costs, stricter property-condition demands, or a higher chance of falling through. In reality both programs are often more flexible than conventional or jumbo financing and close just as reliably, sometimes more so. A strong FHA or VA offer should not be dismissed on outdated assumptions. From the listing side, price still comes first. But when offers are otherwise close, sellers weigh risk, and in roughly two decades of transactions the two most common reasons deals collapse are financing problems and something turning up in inspection (appraisal issues are comparatively rare). An offer that removes one of those risks can look stronger even without a higher price. Our own advice: we would not personally waive an inspection. Knowing what you are buying is worth a great deal, and there are other ways to make an offer competitive, faster timelines, a larger deposit, a clean pre-approval, without giving up your window to find problems before you are committed.