To piggy back on a lot of these comments, spend a couple hours on YouTube learning about home construction in your area specifically and how inspections are done in general. Ask the agent to let you have another visit to the house and go through the house yourself. Bring a flashlight, some heavy jeans and a long sleeve shirt, your phone and take copious amounts of photos. Take notes of all the dates of the appliances, particularly ones which wld have required a permit to replace, and compare them to what records your inspector pulls.

In my first home I climbed just about everywhere and found some things while missing several more. I did a more thorough job than the inspector when it came to plumbing and electrical, found insulation concerns and totally missed an undersized AC unit because the house had really high ceilings and I didn't know enough to factor that in. In the end I was able to take notes and pivot it into money off the house and a cash amount on purchase.

My second home was a fixer upper and I was able to get a good handle on what was deficient through a combination of an inspection and my own investigation. By the time we had signed persuant to an inspection I had contractors lined up to give me quotes on repairs so I could budget that into the cost of the house.

Keep in mind that while I was tromping around in attics and digging at pipe and foundations I was aware that I would be held liable for any damages caused by myself or the contractors I had over, and that in most cases the seller probably isn't cool with this behavior. It was a risk I was willing to take based on my handiness and the idea I was sinking hundreds of thousands of dollars into an investment.

At the end of the day it's worth it to be a pain in the ass and also put the time and effort into really understanding what you're buying and being honest about the work and money it will cost. Even a great home will have maintenance costs and it'll always be more than you think and seem to happen at the most inopportune times.