Facts About Home Inspections
It is a rare thing to happen for a home to be bought without any home inspection followed through first. Even if the seller is advertising their home “as is” this doesn’t mean that you cannot get it inspected. If you are interested in a house that the bank owned you must be sure that a home inspection is followed through before you buy. 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 you.
There are hundreds of people out there that advertise themselves as “home inspectors”. Asking your realtor isn’t the best idea either. You probably will NOT get the best direction from then. An agent is scared you might find a problem that may turn you away if they give you the name of a great inspector. Unfortunately, this is the truth. The best way to find a good inspector is by seeing their credentials, track record and potentially knowing another person who is close to you who has used them with a positive result.
If you have an inspector that is just going to give you a visual inspection, this is not good, you could do this on your own. 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, etc. And this is just the beginning of a good inspection. After this is all finished you will receive a report of everything that has been inspected, which the inspector should go over with you for clarification. This is because a report is not always simple and understandable by a regular person with no inspection experience. If the report and the inspector suggest you change, fix or replace something – do it. You may spend some money now, but you will save much more money in the future because usually these problems don’t surface until later on, when it’s either too late or going to be too expensive to fix or replace.
Once you get an inspection, you should be able to make a clear and wise decision on whether you will be purchasing the property and what you will need to do with it prior to the purchase.
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