Truth About Home Inspections
It is a very rare occurrence that a home is purchased without a home inspection done first. Even if the seller is adveryising their home “as is” this doesn’t mean that you can not get it inspected. If it is a house that the bank owns then a home inspection is very important. The reason for this is because the banks do not give any disclosures, and they do not know of any problems because these will have to be found all by yourself.
People by the handfuls are out there that do adveryise themselves as home inspectors. You probably will not get the best direction from your agent. An agent is scared you might find a problem that may turn you away if they give you the name of a great inspector. Times are tough but an agent should be loyal to their customers.
If you have an inspector that is just going to give you a visual inspection, this is not good, you could do this on you own; looks like there was a water leak there. All good inspections include; temperature check of all appliances, furnace and air cooling system checked, the hot water tank needs to be checked for the water pressure, outside lighting and wiring needs to be checked, lights and fixtures have to be checked, full inspection of the foundation for any cracks, they will need to get up onto the roof, climb through the attic, check the garage along with all of the storage spaces.. This is just the beginning of a good inspection. When the home inspection is done you will get a report of everywhere and everything that has been followed through with, and from that you should be able to make a well informed decision.
An agent’s best way to not get any phone calls that they do not want is to advise the buyer fist and to be sure that they have the home inspected before they buy.
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