I really lucked it out with the home I purchased.
I remember when I was asking my mom for advice when it came to buying a house, she told me that her first house she bought was one that needed to be repaired.
Some repairs are fine, but there are just some things you want to make sure the home already has. The main issue her first home had was HVAC issues. The home was completely messed up and outdated heating and air conditioning wise. The actual air conditioning device was messed up and really old. So my mom had a heating and air conditioning professional come out and remove the unit. She was just going to have another central air conditioner put in its place, but that is when she got even more bad news, and that was that the ductwork needed to be replaced as well. All in all, it would have cost several thousand dollars to have everything repaired, so my mom opted to just get a ductless air conditioner instead. The ductless HVAC worked really well, and that is how she kept her home warm and cool. I took her advice seriously, and always made sure to check the HVAC system before buying a home. I was lucky with my first home though, because my first home already came with a brand new luxury A/C. I have my mom partially to thank for that, since she told me to get a home with functional HVAC, and that is exactly what I did.