Q The home inspector I recently hired mentioned the roof shingles on the residence I am buying have significantly exceeded their service life and should be changed. Exactly what type of shingles is best to use?

I am buying a house where the buyer disclosed a water leak that has since been repaired. He claims that they hung a picture in the home in mid 2011 and a nail must have grazed a water line in the wall causing corrosion. Is this possible? Should I be concerned about mold?

How big a deal is it if water drains towards the house instead of away from it?

 

I live in the desert, so rain does not happen that often. However, I am interested in buying a foreclosure and the home inspection report came back showing some issues with the landscaping. Saying that water runs towards the house instead of away from it, and that this can be alleviated by eventual landscape repairs to the ground. Is this that big of a deal, and does an issue like that create long-term damage to the house that I should be cautious about? It does not have a basement or anything like that.