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What to look for in a Professional Home Inspector

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Pillar To Post: What to look for in a professional home inspector?
A professional home inspection alerts home buyers or sellers to items that may need repair or defects that could affect safety and/or home value. But what criteria should you follow when selecting the professional to inspect your home? Here are some good guidelines to follow when you're choosing a home inspector.

Is the inspector trained and certified?
A good home inspector will be rigorously trained both in the classroom and on site, and up to date in his or her skills. It's also a good idea to look for inspectors who are members of regional and / or national associations and who conduct all their inspections within the standards of practice of these associations.

What will be included in the inspection?
A quality home inspection cannot be completed in an hour. A thorough and accurate inspection should take 2 - 3 hours and include a complete visual inspection of the structure, inside and out, from foundation to roof, as well as an examination of all the major systems. At Pillar To Post, our inspections cover more than 1,600 key components of a home and its condition.

What type of report will the inspector provide?
A good inspection will provide you with an objective, unbiased report covering all the inspector's findings and identifying potential concerns. At Pillar To Post, our computerized report will be printed on site at the end of the inspection and provided to you in a high quality binder that includes: your detailed home inspection report, digital photos, a repair and remodel cost estimate guide, home maintenance information, and a package of valuable offers from trusted home service brands. Pillar To Post reports are also available electronically via email or direct download.

Does the inspector have Errors and Omissions Insurance?
All reputable home inspectors will carry Errors and Omissions (E&O) insurance.

Please contact your local Pillar To Post officeadditional services and certifications or visit pillartopost.com.


 

Comments (6)

John Pusa
Glendale, CA

Marty - Excellent information and tips on home inspector. Thanks for sharing it.

Aug 06, 2010 05:20 PM
Dan Edward Phillips
Dan Edward Phillips, Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA - Eureka, CA
Humboldt and Del Norte Counties, CA

Hi Marty, excellent list for the buyer looking for a home inspector!

Aug 06, 2010 05:41 PM
Jason Rose
123 ConEd LLC -- Michigan real estate continuing education - Farmington Hills, MI
www.123ConEd.com

Welcome to ActiveRain, Marty, and congratulations on your first post! This is a great place with lots of knowledgeable people who share tons of helpful information.  I hope you'll enjoy this great website as much as I do.

-- Jason

Aug 07, 2010 04:05 AM
Letitia Stevenson
BHHS Fox & Roach | www.DelawareValleyRE.com - Greenville, DE
Listing Agent DE/PA/MD, Digital Marketer & Coach

Marty, Welcome to the Rain! Active Rain is a great place to share your knowledge, expertise and thoughts, as well as network and learn so much from the vast pool of talent already onboard.

Welcome Aboard and Much Success!

Aug 07, 2010 04:00 PM
Steve and Jan Bachman
RE/MAX Gateway, Reston, Herndon, Ashburn, Sterling, Fairfax - Herndon, VA
Realtors - Northern Virginia

 

Welcome to Active Rain Marty... have fun in the game. This is a great place to make friends for your home inspection business.

Here are some links that helped us when we arrived here:

Getting Started on Active Rain

How to Jazz Up Your Blog

Active Rain University

Active Rain Guide

Active Rain FAQs and Help

Active Rain Support Team 

Have great success this year,

Steve and Jan

 

 

 

Aug 08, 2010 03:05 AM
Marty Gabryszak
Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection - Pinehurst, NC
Pinehurst NC Home Inspector

Steve and Jan,

Thank you for the information. Social media not my strong point so I will using the links you sent to get me up to to speed.

Best Wishes,

Marty Gabryszak

Pillar To Post, The Home of Home Inspection

Aug 09, 2010 02:58 PM