A home inspector should check that the basement floor drain is unobstructed, properly sloped for drainage, free of odors or backups, and connected to an appropriate discharge system to prevent water damage or sewer gas entry. - sample photo of drains from an AMI home inspection

Basement floor drains are supposed to *remove* basement water, not bring it in.

One of the reasons that home inspectors run so much water during an inspection is to reveal problems like this one. The basement floor drain is connected to the main sewer line, which doesn’t drain fast enough. As a result, some water backs up into the basement. While this might be a sign of a simple obstruction in the sewer line, it might also be a sign that the whole sewer line needs to be replaced.