Home Inspections Lower Risk

Home Inspections Lower Risk

In spite of (or really in addition to) our experience we always use a qualified home inspector when buying real estate. Seems as though they always find things I haven’t and also provide a good confirmation of things I may have found. You should always be present during the inspection and don’t be afraid to ask lots of questions. Home inspectors see a lot of situations and a good one can provide ideas that can save you lots of money or remedy situations. In some cases they provide an estimate of repair costs in their inspection report.

The picture to the right is of a house we rehabed.  The ceiling of the house had some staining and we thought there were major leaks.  The inspection showed no leaks but the roof still did show considerable wear and needed to be replaced.  Apparently the hurricanes that came through Florida over the past few years may have driven some rain in through the roof vents as a result of the high winds.

All home inspections are different and can vary dramatically from state to state, as well as across counties and cities. Much depends on the home inspector and which association, if any, to which the home inspector belongs. There are established standards published by a number of trade organizations and links are provided below to some of the more majoir ones.  Most all maintain blogs that can be searched. We recently purchased a property in Bradenton and Claude McGavic of Home Check in Sarasota performed the inspection.

Claude McGavic of Home Check can be reached at 941-807-4320 or by email at homechecker@tampabay.rr.com.

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Useful links on Home Inspections Associations

American Society of Home Inspectors

Florida Association of Building Inspectors

National Association of Home Inspectors

International Association of Certified Home Inspectors

California Real Estate Inspection Association

Useful Checklist links

http://www.inspectamerica.com/html/home_inspection_checklist.html

http://www.americanhomeinspectordirectory.com/inspection-checklist.html

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/TC060904191033.aspx