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Would You Get on the Roof in a Home Inspection?
I saw something today I never witnessed before. It happened when I was covering a home inspection for one of my agents (Yes- I know. What a great guy I am).  A home inspector brought the buyer onto the roof to show him something. I was so surprised to see this that I snapped a picture of it on my phone. Now, this was the first time I ever met the inspector. He was a sharp guy, handled the buyer's 3-year old son like a champ, and from everything I saw made a thorough, straight inspection. He even had one of those infrared thingies that can detect moisture and rodents in the walls. He really was very good in every other way. 

However, I know inspectors who wouldn't go up on a roof themselves. It's part of risk management. I have often said that New York is a shark tank of liability, and many inspectors don't feel it wise to climb up there, opting instead to making a visual inspection , even using binoculars. But they don't go up there. 
We can argue whether or not that is right or wrong, but I have never seen an inspector take a buyer up there with him. ... more

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