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Well, Septic and Termite Inspections: Who Pays? Buyer or Seller?
I had an interesting exchanve a couple weeks ago with one of my buyers.  She had done some internet research and read that in Vriginia, it is customary for sellers to pay for well and septic inspections.   She was upset that I had suggested she and her husband, as buyers, pay for these inspections in their purchaes offer.  She didn't understand what difference it made, other than the hundreds of dollars that she was about to expend.
It has been my feeling since beginning my real estate career that inspectors are loyal to the people who pay them.  Furthermore, being in charge of the payment of the inspection also puts the client in charge of hiring the inspector.
As a buyer, when you ask the sellers to pay for inspections, how do you know you are getting a thorough inspection?  I have heard stories of sellers blowing through inspectors until they found the one that was willing to pass a termite inspection...or turn a blind eye to an obvious defect in a septic system.  Is the seller hiring someone they have known for 20 years as a personal friend?  Are they hiring a relative?  You have no say, no knowledge if ... more

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