Always Attend The Home Inspection

I have an inspection this afternoon that I helped a buyer client of mine purchase which brought this little nugget of wisdom to mind. 

You should always plan on attending the inspection. 

Inspections take about two hours for the average size home.   If you need to get a sitter, put in for a day off or just plain play hooky, you want to be there.  The inspector will go over the entire house.   They will look at all major systems and offer all kinds of advice.  An inspection is not a pass fail thing. 

Every inspection will find something that need to be addressed even on homes that are just built.   

While the inspection is going on, it is good to be present as a buyer because a good inspector will point out things that you will want to know even if they are not things that need to be addressed immediately.  For example the approximate age of the roof and hot water heater, recent code updates, how to earthquake proof appliances, etc.  All things that you as a home owner, especially first time home owners, will want to hear.  It is all great information and the more you have the more you can avoid problems in the future. 

Give me a call if you need help.