February 2nd, 2013 9:56 PM by Dan Howard
You have invested your time and energy and found the new home you love. You have plunked down hand money and told your best friends about the house. You have already invested a little bit of your heart into the home. At this point, you don’t want problems. The seller and the Realtor who has spent the last eight weekends with you in their car don’t want any problems. Then enters the home inspector and you are overwhelmed with a primal fear that your dreams are about to be crushed.
This may surprise you, but most home inspectors don’t want your heart broken. The term “Deal Killer” is unfortunately alive and well when discussing good home inspectclient’s safety and investment. You want an inspector able and willing to recognize and identify issues head on. After all, you still get to decide what you do with the information from the inspection, even if someone called your inspector “too picky.
What to Expect From an Inspection In formal language, ors. A more accurate description is a professional concerned with protecting their home inspections are “an objective visual examination of the physical structure and systems of a house.” It is a bonus to have an inspector who can discuss preventive maintenance and explain how the systems in a home operate. The goal of an inspection is to find accessible, visible conditions that you as a buyer should not be expected to know or have knowledge about.
What Not to Expect From Your Inspection It is also good to know what is not included in an inspection. Access panels can be removed, and ceiling tiles lifted, but inspecting anything nailed or sealed in place is off limits.
The cosmetic features are also off limits for the purpose of the inspection. Torn carpets, nicks in walls and cabinets are not considered. All homes will have those things, but they do not affect your health, safety or investment. By the way, ugly or worn doesn’t count either.