[onetwo_threefour]

Yeah, it's technically doable, but you can't 'always' get it waived. Inspectors will come out and have a look in a couple of outlets and junction boxes,. look at the wiring into the panel and count boxes per circuit etc,. They'll look at the plumbing they can see and look for any unsupported spans, and as long as they don't see anything obviously wrong, they'll usually pass it without any 'penetrative' evaluation. However, they do have the right to require it, and if it looks like a shoddy job on the outside, they're more likely to start pulling stuff apart

@4X4 - Sometimes for selling a property, purchasers insist on permits. In that case the homeowner may not have much choice but to have it inspected after the fact. In my experience, it is possible, but not a certainty for sure.