Hi

I am thinking about buying a home, but wanted some feedback on what I
think the home inspector may think is a big concern.

The home is on the corner lot of an uphill road and sits quite high
above the sidewalk on the sloped side, and the yard is also at least 1
foot higher than the sidewalk on the level street side. There is an
old retaining wall (it may be the age of the home - 100 years) running
along the perimeter of the sidewalk enclosing the corner of the plot.
The wall looks to be in pretty bad shape -- cracks, water stains,
generally very OLD looking.

How big of a deal is the shape of this wall? Would touch-ups probably
be sufficient, or might there come a time when the entire wall needs to
be replaced?
Do you think this will be a major issue in a home inspection?

Thanks!