HOME INSPECTION 101
July 15th, 2009 categories: Buying, Investment, Market Trends
Being a firm believer in home inspections for my buyers, it was good to read an article in the Chicago Tribune last Friday (July 10,2009). There is a lost of 10 questions that you should ask your inspector and some very good ideas. One of the main points is that you should hire an inspector who will inspect for two things: major hidden problems and potential deal breakers. As a Realtor, whether I am on the buy or the sell side of a transaction, I want both buyer and seller to know the truth about a property. I have worked with inspectors who seemed to enjoy deliberately destroying a transaction by fear mongering–exaggerating dangers and flaws. This is as bad as a lackadaisical inspector who only does a superficial inspection. Asking for a sample report is a good suggestion that the article makes–one I had never thought of.
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