Bottom-Up Home Inspections

Your foundation for effective home inspections

 

Steps to an Effective Inspection

· A home inspection gives the buyer an impartial, physical evaluation of the overall condition of the home, helping to uncover and address the good aspects or the defects in a home before they invest.

· Include a clause in the purchase contract (if you’re the buyer) making the purchase of the home contingent on the findings of a licensed home inspector. Specify who will be responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing items noted by the inspector.

· Set up an appointment with a licensed home inspector immediately after the purchase agreement has been signed.

· Schedule the inspection at a time when you can actually go through the home with the inspector so that you can ask questions and fully understand the findings.

· Make sure that utilities (gas, water & electricity) are turned on before the inspection, so that all systems can be fully examined.

· Expect the inspector to enter crawlspaces, and attics—and to fully test the built-in appliances, electrical outlets, windows, heating and cooling systems, sinks, showers, tubs and toilets.

· A thorough home inspection should take no less than two hours.

· Remember that an inspection is not an appraisal, and market value has nothing to do with the findings of the inspection.

· Don’t let your desire to buy a house override the sensibility of having a home inspection done.

 

Office: 260-724-4508

 

Cell: 260-414-6816