Foreign buyers in Vlorë routinely commission surveys of the structure and the electrics — and almost nobody checks the pipes, until the first rainy season or the first blocked drain reveals what the fresh paint was hiding. In the city's older buildings that can mean corroded galvanised supply lines and cracked drainage; in rushed new builds, badly jointed pipes already leaking inside walls.
A camera inspection before purchase costs €80-250 and shows you the actual condition of the drainage: roots, cracks, collapsed sections, bad slopes, illegal connections. It is the cheapest due diligence available — and when problems appear, the recording is a negotiation tool worth many times the inspection fee.