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What really matters on a home inspection!

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The home buying process can be stressful. A home inspection is supposed to give you peace of mind, but some times has the opposite effect. Your going to be asked to absorb a lot of information in a very short time frame. This often includes a written report or a checklist, depending on the report the home inspector you hire uses. A report with photographs is the best report to have, environmental reports and what the inspector himself says during the inspection. All this combined with the seller's disclosure and what you notice yourself makes the experience even more overwhelming. What should you do ? ( Relax ). Most of your inspection will be maintenance recommendations, life expectancies and minor imperfections. These are nice to know about.

However, the issues that really matter will fall into four categories:

Major defects. An example of this would be a structural failure.
Things that lead to major defects. A small roof-flashing leak, for example.
Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy or insure the home.
Safety hazards, such as an exposed, live buss bar at the electric panel.

Anything in these categories should be addressed. Often a serious problem can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property ( especially in categories 2 and 4 ).

Most sellers are honest and are often surprised to learn of defects uncovered during an inspection. Realize that sellers are under no obligation to repair everything mentioned in the report. No home is perfect. Keep things in perspective. Do not kill your deal over things that do not matter. It's inappropriate to demand that a seller address deferred maintenance, conditions already listed on the seller's disclosure or nit-picky items.

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20 Comments on What really matters on a home inspection!

SEP

2007

Good post Dale........

Way too often people focus on the little things.

If Detroit built a perfect car, no one could afford it.

SEP

2007

Good post Dale ... buyers are usually emotionally stressed during a purchase and need an objective guide to help them through benchmarks like inspections.

Howdy Victor

Nice of you to stop by.

Have you been busy ? I hope you have.

Thank you for for your fine comment. I very much respect your opinion Victor.

You and your family have a good one

Dale

Howdy Larry

Thank you for stoping by and reading and for leaving a a fine comment for my post.

Have a good one

SEP

2007

Hi Dale! Do you mind if i print out your post? My client is to be a new multi-unit owner, and is ordering a home inspection.... she has many questions. This would be helpful to her! Thanks for sharing it!

Howdy Diane

Thank you for stoping in and leaving a comment on my post.

It's ok with me if you print it out for your client to read. I like helping folks out that is why I got in to the business of home inspections.

Have a good one

SEP

2007

Dale, is there a national association for your industry? How can I evaluate a home inspector before hiring him or her? Thanks in advance; I'll be looking for your answer. Wish you were out here.

Mike in Tucson

Hey Dale - This was such a good blog and covered so much very good information.

You did a great job.

SEP

2007

Howdy Mike

Thank you for stoping by.

There are more then one. Not all home inspectors are a member of one.

Mike thank you for the compliment!

Mike I'll send you a e-mail with the names of association out there.

Have a good one

Dale

Howdy Carl

Thank you very much for reading and for your comment. I also very much respect your opinion as I do some of the other inspectors here on Active Rain.

I do what I can to help folks to understand about home inspections and inspectors.

Have a good one

Dale

SEP

2007

Hi Dale, Thanks for reiterating the value and the importance of a home inspection. The unknown can sometimes be nerve racking for the seller. I always recommend to my seller to get it done before putting the property on the market.

Howdy Dionne

Thank you for stoping by to read and make a comment here.

Your very rigth to recommend to your sellers to have a pre-listing inspection before there home goes on the market. It can help to save a lot of time.

Have a good one

Dale

OCT

2007

Dale - thanks for the common sense approach and pointing out what is really important . Sometimes buyers get a thick inspection report and they think the house is "bad" and want to pull out, when in reality it can be relatively minor stuff.

Howdy Faina

Thank you for stoping in. I have seen some of thoes thick reports. It's like opening a novel.

Have a good one

OCT

2007

This is almost word for word what I tell my clients when they get a home inspection. I explain to them they are not getting a new home and they shouldn't expect it to be perfect. If you want perfection, get a new home and still get an inspection! It still won't be perfect, but you can now at least expect them to repair everything on that list that the inspector finds!

Howdy Todd

Thank you for stoping by and for leaving a very fine comment.

Also thank you for telling your clients they sould have a home inspection done on any home they would buy.

Have a good one

DEC

2007

Dale: Do you mind if I link your post to mine? You make some very good points that I think are important for the consumer to know.

Howdy Donna

Thank you for stopping by to read. I take you asking me if you can link my post to yours as a compliment. I do not mind you linking it to yours at all.

Have a good one

Dale