Choosing a home inspector

If you are buying a property, you should definitely choose to have a qualified home inspector preform a detailed home inspection. It pays to have a pair of trained eyes looking over the minute details of a home you are contemplating purchasing.

A home inspection is not meant to give the buyer a laundry list of minor cosmetic items that you are going to ask the seller to have repaired at the sellers expense. It is meant to uncover both major and minor problems that may be considered unsafe, as well as items needing immediate attention that may be costly to have repaired.

If major undisclosed defects are found in the home, you will have more clout to ask the seller to repair the defects at the sellers expense. If the defects are overly expensive and the seller will not negotiate to have them fixed, you have the right to rescind your offer to purchase based on the inspection report.

It is important that you have a professional inspector, as the seller will have a right to a copy of the inspectors report page citing the defect. Having an unqualified person such as a knowledgeable family member as your inspector will not give you the same clout to negotiate.

While interviewing inspectors that you might want to hire, here are some great questions you may want to ask before you make your final choice on who will be performing your home inspection. Click on the link on the next line.

Ten Questions You Should Ask Your Home Inspector

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Jim Dvorovy