It is a very rare occurrence that a home is purchased without a home inspection done first. Even if the seller is adveryising their home “as is” this doesn’t mean that you can not get it inspected. If it is a house that the bank owns then a home inspection is very important. This is because they do not give any disclosures, nor do they know of any problems these will be needed to be discovered entirely on your own.
People by the handfuls are out there that do adveryise themselves as home inspectors. You probably will not get the best direction from your agent. An agent is scared you might find a problem that may turn you away if they give you the name of a great inspector. These are very tough times and all agents should be very loyal to all their customers.
If you have an inspector that is just going to give you a visual inspection, this is not good, you could do this on you own; looks like there was a water leak there. All good inspections include; temperature check of all appliances, furnace and air cooling system checked, the hot water tank needs to be checked for the water pressure, outside lighting and wiring needs to be checked, lights and fixtures have to be checked, full inspection of the foundation for any cracks, they will need to get up onto the roof, climb through the attic, check the garage along with all of the storage spaces.. This is just the beginning of a good inspection. After this is all finished you will receive a report of everything that had been done, from there you should be able to make a clear and wise decision.
For an agent getting a bad call would be a dark part of their day, for them to avoid this they should advise all buyers first to be sure that the homes are inspected before the buyer buys.
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