home inspection: What do you want and/or expect out of your home inspector?
- 06/25/07 07:36 AM
As an agent, when you are representing a buyer, do you recommend a home inspection? If so, I have a few questions. Why do you recommend a particular inspector, or do you give your client a list of names? Is price or quality of inspection your primary deciding factor? Besides being prompt, courteous, thorough, and hopefully not scaring the heck out of your clients, what do you expect the home inspector to do? Does your inspector follow-up with you and your clients regularly? If so, is it to sell more services or informational? Do you like this? The reason I decided to ask these questions is … (3 comments)
home inspection: Pre-sale Inspections?
- 06/05/07 04:02 AM
I should inspect my house before I put it on the market? Absolutely. There are several reasons we recommend a pre-listing inspection. Your buyer is going to have a home inspection, why be surprised? You can address any issues you may overlook before you list your home. If major repairs are needed you can get your own estimates from companies you trust. By disclosing defects, you can take those items off the negotioating table. What will my agent say about it? Most agents I talk to are in favor of inspecting your home before you put it on the market. Our inspection report … (4 comments)
home inspection: Should I inspect my brand new house?
- 05/29/07 03:15 AM
Do I really need an inspection on a new house? Absolutely. New home builders make the same mistakes rehabbers do and if you were buying a 75-year-old home that has been "updated" you would have it inspected, right? So why not a new house? For the sake of conversation, I will call a new house something built within the past 10 years. This also includes brand new or custom built homes. Depending on your agent (yes, you should have an agent if you are buying a brand new house, they can help), they may or may not tell you to get an … (3 comments)
home inspection: So, size matters, what about age?
- 05/22/07 03:42 AM
Does age matter? In personal relationships, maybe. In housing, not as much as you might think. I recently had the opportunity to inspect this house. The home was built in the 1890's, but was in better condition than houses I have inspected that were built in the 1970's! Construction techniques have changed through the years, but the purpose of housing has never changed. Shelter is one of the basic needs of mankind, and this home certainly will fill that need for four families. You have heard the expression, "Don't judge a book by it's cover," and the same philosophy rings true … (2 comments)
As an agent, when you are representing a buyer, do you recommend a home inspection? If so, I have a few questions.;)
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