Tips on Choosing a Home Inspector
November 17, 2021 | Posted by: Sherry Corbitt
If you are purchasing a home, you most likely will need to have a home inspection booked. The purpose of a home inspection is to examine the house's condition and ensure that there are no severe problems. To guarantee that your inspection is done correctly and sufficiently, you will want to choose a good home inspector. If you are not familiar with what to look for in a home inspector, do not worry. This article will discuss various things to look for in a home inspector.
Professionalism
When hiring an inspector to inspect the house you are purchasing, you want to know that they are a professional at their job. This will include that they have the proper qualifications required to complete the job correctly. Professionalism can also include their manner and how they conduct themselves. To ensure that your inspection will go well, first examine if the inspector has a professional manner. Having a professional will eliminate any possibility of there being errors or details missed. When you hire someone unfit, you can be sure that there will be important aspects that can be missed during the evaluation. If you find someone you are considering, make sure that they have a proper license and paperwork.
Experience
Similar to the previous point, you want to ensure that your inspector is qualified. This involved having sufficient training and experience in performing inspections. To see if an inspector is experienced, speak with the head of the company. They can provide you with further information on the inspector and what experience they have. You can also find past clients and ask them how their experience was with the inspector. They can give their honest opinion about the inspector and how they felt about having them. An easy way of finding out if your inspector has good experience is by directly asking them. In almost all cases, they will give you background of their experience in the inspection industry.
Sample Report
While and after the inspection, the inspector will be completing a report of the entire inspection. If you want to ensure that your report is completed well, along with a good amount of details, ask your potential inspector for a sample report. A sample report will give you an idea of the inspector's work and what your report will look like. If you are unsure of something that the inspector added to a report or have any questions, make sure that you speak with the inspector. It is better to get all this information before your inspection is completed. It will eliminate any confusion once your report is done.
Discuss the Cost
To have a home inspection done, there will be a fee involved. All inspection companies are different, so they will all have different cost prices. To ensure that you are getting your money's worth, start discussing the inspection price with your potential inspector. Go over what exactly is covered in the inspection and how he will be completing it. If the cost seems too high for what the inspector will be finished, you can be sure that the price is too elevated. Yet it is essential to keep in mind that some of that fee price is also going towards other aspects, such as the inspector or the company. Yet make sure that you are comfortable with what you are paying before you commit to an inspector.
Research
If you have doubts about an inspector or want more information, you can always rely on the internet. You can do a quick search of the inspector and see what reviews they have. These reviews will include past clients, which will undoubtedly be helpful as a current client. Although the inspector may seem good at his profession, the reviews will tell you precisely what you need to know. Even if there are many good reviews and one bad review, take the time to examine it. It may be a legitimate review, which you may need to watch out for. Overall, it is crucial that you make a conscious decision based on your thoughts and others' experiences. This can be a significant factor that will help you to decide if you will be using them or not.
After examining a few main tips on choosing a home inspector, you now know what is essential to look for. As long as you feel comfortable with your inspector and their inspection work, that is the most important thing.
If you have any questions about choosing a home inspector, please contact me!
Sherry Corbitt, Mortgage Broker
Sources
-Stanger, Toby (2020). How to Choose a Home Inspector. Consumer Reports. Retrieved from https://www.consumerreports.org/home-inspections/how-to-choose-a-home-inspector/
-Gassett, Bill (2016). How to Select a Home Inspector: Guide to Picking Home Inspectors. Maximum Exposure Real Estate. Retrieved from
https://www.maxrealestateexposure.com/how-to-select-home-inspector/
