In article KdAsb.1465$Q64.263@fed1read03,
said...

"Brad" wrote

The soundness of the foundation. If you can't see the walls you won't see
any potential problems. Nobody cares about the soundness of a basement
wall. It's not holding anything up so if it looks plumb, it's good.

Doesn't the basement wall hold up some of the house?

I'm talking about what is basically just a partition wall that you put up
when you finish a basement.