A home inspector assesses the physical condition of properties, examining structure, systems, and components and reporting findings to buyers, sellers, and investors who need to understand a property's condition before transacting, in exchange for inspection fees.
Log in to followI own land and one small house I've held for six years. An inspector I met at a county thing pitched me on what he calls a maintenance inspection. Same walk-through as a purchase…
Working through my first purchase and the question came up before I expected it. My agent wants to send the seller the full report as an attachment with the repair request. Her re…
I run three inspectors. Purchase inspections mostly, a few pre-listing walks. One of them narrates the entire thing. Buyers follow him around, he explains the panel, he explains w…
I'm close enough to being licensed that I'm working out where the phone calls come from, and every person I ask gives me the opposite answer with total confidence. Agent referrals…
I'm one of the smaller checks in a group that holds a handful of small multifamily buildings, and I've been reading the operating invoices instead of just the distribution notice…
Reading two inspection agreements side by side for a property with a fair amount of connected equipment. Thermostats, four cameras, a leak sensor setup tied to a valve, a video do…
I've been tracking my own offers for the last fourteen months because I couldn't tell whether the inspection contingency was costing me deals or saving me money. Nine offers, four…