Navigating the Home Inspection
Home inspections are a crucial part of the home-buying process. Inspections remove mystery from buying a home and allow you to go in clear-eyed, knowing what needs to be done in the home once you own it. Inspections also reveal valuable information about the home that will help you maintain your home in the future!
In many neighborhoods, we will also recommend a sewer scope with the inspection to make sure the sewer line is unobstructed from tree roots.
We will help you:
• Find a trustworthy inspector if you don’t already have one
• Understand the inspector’s findings
• Review inspection options
• Negotiate solutions with the seller, giving you the best possible deal.
After the home inspection, you have three options:
01. Accept the home as-is and remove the contingency!
02. Accept the house with conditions (typically asking for repairs to be completed or for the seller to reduce price or pay a portion of the closing costs). We will help you navigate and negotiate well, ensuring you get the best possible result.
03. You may terminate the contract and we will go find another home!
It is important to know that no home is perfect, even brand new construction. A home inspection isn’t a “pass/fail” for a house, but a roadmap for what work needs attention immediately and what can be done later. Everyone has a different tolerance for what is acceptable for a home.
