✦Property · 13 recordsGet a home inspection

A home inspection is only useful if it happens inside the contract's deadline and ends in a decision. This books a qualified inspector as soon as the offer is accepted, adds the specialist checks the property needs, attends the inspection with questions ready, and sorts the report into safety issues, costly repairs and small things before negotiating.

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Goal

An inspection done in time and turned into a decision Week 2

Booked fast, attended, sorted, then negotiated.

Book it Day 4

Inside the contract deadline, with the right extras.

  • Check the inspection deadline in the contractDo firstDay 1
  • Book a qualified, insured inspectorDo firstDay 2
  • Decide on extra checks: sewer, radon, pests, mouldDo firstDay 3

Attend and decide Week 2

Questions ready, report sorted, negotiation based on it.

  • Write the questions I want answeredDay 4
  • Attend the inspection, at least the walk-throughDo firstDay 5
  • Sort the report: safety, expensive, minorDo firstDay 8
  • Get quotes for the expensive itemsDo firstDay 10
  • Negotiate repairs, a credit or the priceDo firstDay 12
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Home inspection

Day 510:00180 min
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Questions for the inspector

How serious is this, and how soon does it need fixing? Roughly what would it cost? Is this normal for a house of this age? What would you want checked by a specialist? What is the remaining life of the roof, the boiler or furnace, and the water heater?

Most inspections find a long list. Safety issues and expensive repairs are what matter; minor items are normal in almost every house.

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Get a home inspection, answered.

The visible and accessible parts of the house: roof, structure, electrics, plumbing, heating and cooling, windows, doors, attic and basement. It usually does not cover sewer lines, radon, mould testing or pests, which need separate specialist inspections if the property calls for them.
Yes, for at least the end of it. Walking round with the inspector explains what the report means in practice, and it is the best chance to ask how serious a finding is and roughly what it would cost to fix.
Sort it into safety issues, expensive repairs and minor maintenance. The first two are what you negotiate on, through repairs, a credit or a lower price; minor items are normal in almost every house and rarely worth the argument.
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