Snow on Roof Should you Cancel Home Inspection?
Thank goodness we do not have to deal with snow. Maybe a hurricane every once in awhile...but not snow..
With mountains of snow covered streets and walkways from the past week snow storm, many of the homeowners are struggling to get back to normal life. However, the business must move on. If you are a home buyer in Northern Virginia area and a home under contract. Under the contract terms, you have to schedule a home inspection as agreed.
I consider interior as a great opportunity time for home inspection. You can see if any water intrusion is occurring or a roof leak!
However, as much as we like interior inspection we do want to check out the exterior. Especially if there is any rotting or damages or any other structural issues. So what are your options if you were scheduled for a home inspection after a snow storm?
1. You can negotiate to extend the exterior inspection for another date.
2. You can renegotiate the entire inspection to another date.
3. You can go ahead and complete the home inspection and hopefully no surprises after you move in or by the time you go to closing.
Depending on your Virginia sales contract, sellers position & buyers closing timeline, The best way to handle would be to make a phone call and/or open communication between the parties in the real estate transaction.
My personal advice to my home buyer in Virginia is to go ahead and get the interior inspection completed. Extend the exterior inspection another week or within a reasonable timeframe.
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