Hiring a professional home inspector before purchasing a home is a smart thing to do,
but how does one find the best inspector?
Only one state recognizes the potential conflict of interest when a real estate agent selling a home also recommends a home inspector to the buyer.
Only one state recognizes the potential conflict of interest when a real estate agent selling a home also recommends a home inspector to the buyer.
Some people may ask, “what’s wrong with the real estate agent recommending a home
inspector to a prospective buyer?” The answer is: A real estate agent works for
a sale, (a thorough home inspection can just get in the way.) A good home inspector works for the person who hires him/her (the prospective homebuyer) and not the real estate agent.
There have been many cases of unhappy buyers and court case involving agent referred home inspectors.
There have been many cases of unhappy buyers and court case involving agent referred home inspectors.
http://lawlibrary.rutgers.edu/courts/appellate/a6252-99.opn.html
Hiring the cheapest home inspector, rather than one certified by the American Association of Home Inspectors: (ASHI); will make sure you get an inexpensive inspection, but not a good and thorough one.
Cheap home inspectors are new, non-certified and low balling prices to get work in a very competitive industry. They also want to please the real estate agent, to get future referrals.
Always verify that your potential inspector in certified by ASHI by going to http://www.ashi.org. The ASHI website will also list any special skills your inspector has such as mold certifications.
Hiring anyone who is not ASHI certified, is taking a dangerous gamble: with a very large investment and the safety of your family (for hidden safety hazards, that a good inspector will find).
The is truly a service, where you get what you pay for.
One in five homeowners said they wish they’d inspected the home more carefully before moving in— a according to a survey by Trulia.
Cheap home inspectors are new, non-certified and low balling prices to get work in a very competitive industry. They also want to please the real estate agent, to get future referrals.
Always verify that your potential inspector in certified by ASHI by going to http://www.ashi.org. The ASHI website will also list any special skills your inspector has such as mold certifications.
Hiring anyone who is not ASHI certified, is taking a dangerous gamble: with a very large investment and the safety of your family (for hidden safety hazards, that a good inspector will find).
The is truly a service, where you get what you pay for.
One in five homeowners said they wish they’d inspected the home more carefully before moving in— a according to a survey by Trulia.
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