Home Inspection | General Home Inspection Inspector Checklist | Services Software & Training Course for Inspecting

As a prospective home buyer, getting to the inspection stage is one of the big milestones over the course of a real estate transaction. You may have walked through the home a few times and given it your own critical eye, but now the big guns are coming in to tell you just what you might be getting in to.

That can be a bit of a blessing and a bit of a curse at the same time for prospective buyers that have fallen in love with a property. They want to know everything about it, but they don't want to hear that it's got significant problems that might be a barrier to purchase. Because of this dynamic, inspections can be a bit of a daunting prospect, but they certainly don't have to be.

Forget The Notion Of A Perfect Home

Many prospective home buyers have walked through a property only to fall in love with it. Maybe it has the perfect amount of space for a particular family or maybe it has the right kind of amenities for a new couple. Whatever the case, rose-colored glasses may immediately be put on and seeing flaws in the property can then prove difficult...[more Home Inspection]

A home inspector non-invasively examines the condition of a home, often in connection with the sale of that home. This process is referred to as a home inspection. An inspector will check the roof, basement, heating system, water heater, air-conditioning system, structure, plumbing, electrical, and many other aspects of buildings looking for damage which may require expensive repairs, as well as fire, safety, and health hazards. Think of a home inspector as a detective searching throughout the house for clues that lead to a conclusion of the home's overall condition. A home inspector is sometimes confused with a real estate appraiser. A home inspector determines the condition of a structure, whereas an appraiser determines the value of a property. A home cannot "fail" an inspection, as there is no score or passing grade given. A professional home inspection is an examination of the current condition of a house. It is not an appraisal. It is not a municipal inspection, which verifies local building code code compliance. A home inspector, therefore, will not pass or fail a house, but rather describe its physical condition and indicate what components and systems may need a major repair or replacement. For more, see Wikipedia, Home Inspection.

Related resources and authority sites for Home Inspection:

• American Society of Home Inspectors
• Canadian Association of Home and Property Inspectors
• California Real Estate Inspection Association
• National Academy of Building Inspection Engineers
• Independent Home Inspectors of North America
• Home Inspection Wiki

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