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Buying a Home - home inspections
Buying
a Home - What does a home inspector do, and how does a home inspection
figure when buying a home?
An
inspector checks the safety of your potential new home. Home Inspectors
focus especially on the structure, construction, and mechanical systems of
the house and will make you aware of only repairs.
The
Inspector does not evaluate whether or not you're getting good value for
your money. Generally, an inspector checks (and gives prices for repairs
on):
- the
electrical system
- plumbing
and waste disposal
- the
water heater
- insulation
and Ventilation
- the
HVAC system
- water
source and quality
- the
potential presence of pests
- the
foundation
- doors,
windows, ceilings, walls, floors, and roof.
When
buying a home have it inspected before you sign a written offer, once the
deal is closed, you've bought the house “as is."
You may want to
include an home inspection clause in the offer when negotiating for a
home. An home inspection
clause gives you an 'out" on buying the home if serious problems are
found, or gives you the ability to renegotiate the purchase price if
repairs are needed. An home inspection clause can also specify that the
seller must fix the problem(s) before you begin the process of buying a
home.
>> Find out
if there are other types of home
inspections needed when buying a home?
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