“What are you looking for?” is the question I hear most often on inspection day, and it’s one of the most searched home inspection questions on Google. The short answer is: anything that could affect the safety, value, or function of the home. The longer answer is more useful, because certain problems show up again…
When inventory is tight and multiple offers are on the table, buyers start looking for any edge they can get. One of the most common moves is waiving the home inspection, or giving up the right to act on it. According to the National Association of Realtors’ Realtors Confidence Index, 18% of buyers waived the…
If you research home inspections online, you’ll read a lot about the “inspection contingency.” That’s how buyers in many states protect themselves. In Georgia, the standard purchase contract works differently. Most buyers rely on a due diligence period instead, and understanding it is the key to timing your inspection correctly. As an InterNACHI Certified Professional…
The inspection is done, and you have a detailed report in hand. Now comes the part that makes or breaks a lot of deals: deciding what to ask the seller for. Ask for too little, and you inherit costly problems. Ask for too much, and you can lose a house you love. As an InterNACHI…
You’ve read the report, and your stomach dropped. Maybe it’s a roof at the end of its life, a foundation crack, or a list of electrical problems longer than you expected. Now you’re asking the question thousands of buyers type into Google every month: can I still back out? In most cases, yes, if you…
Most buyers spend weeks comparing houses and only a few minutes choosing the person who will tell them what’s wrong with one. Yet the questions you ask your home inspector, before, during, and after the inspection, have a big impact on how much you get out of it. As an InterNACHI Certified Professional Inspector (CPI)…
