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Inspection Services
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Home Inspections.
Builders are required to offer a one year warranty on a new home. Before the warranty period expires, the homeowner needs to identify and inform the builder of any problems for correction. The warranty inspection should be conducted at approximately the 11th month of the warranty period. A warranty inspection will document problems with the home while the builder is still responsible.
Your report will document all the problem areas for discussion with your builder. The report will be separated by trade/component so the builder can easily identify what needs to be repaired and you can easily track completed repairs. Protect your investment and call us now to schedule your inspection. Don’t end up paying out of your pocket later when the builder is responsible now.
Your buyers will likely hire their own inspection. However, there are many benefits to the sellers finding out NOW what the buyer’s inspector is going to find at the 11th hour of the home buying and negotiation process. Here are just some of the ways a listing inspection helps you, the seller and aids in the home selling/buying process:
- It allows you to see your home through the eyes of a critical third-party
- It helps you price your home realistically. It permits you to make repairs ahead of time so that ...
- Defects won't become negotiating stumbling blocks later
- You have the time to get reasonably priced contractors (or make the repairs yourself if qualified) on your terms and at your convenience
- It may alert you to items of immediate personal concern such as safety items, hazardous items and/or major repairs
- It may relieve prospect's concerns and suspicions
- It reduces your liability by adding professional supporting documentation to your disclosure statement. You know the history of whether or not there have been any water problems in the basement, but you likely wouldn't know about a roof leak until an inspector observed the leak from inside the attic
It may alert you to immediate safety issues before agents and visitors tour your home.
You should inspect your homes health every
two years to prevent potentially costly damage from unforeseen
problems. As with the human body, one symptom is usually a sign
of a bigger problem that, if not treated or repaired, can lead
to even more symptoms and much bigger problems.
Ironically, a house
is maintained far less frequently than the family car even though
a house often costs several times more than a car. A home
rarely receives a "check-up". Instead,
problems that occur in a home are typically addressed only after
something breaks or after a system has become so severe the owner
is forced to make repairs. Most homeowners give very little consideration
to the fact that if symptoms or problems are identified early,
home-related problems can be addressed or repaired before those
problems become so large that the expense of fixing them causes
a financial strain.
Give your home, your largest investment,
the check-up it deserves. I recommend you schedule a home inspection
every two or three years during the lifetime of residency in
your home. And just as with a buyer-seller home inspection, we
will also provide you with a detailed report about the system
and structure issues we find in your home.
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