BUYING, SELLING, BUILDING :
At Safe Home Services we strive to make sure that your next home transaction
is your best transaction, giving you the peace of mind that your home has been
thoroughly inspected.
We also offer new home inspections during various phases of construction. This
allows a non partisan third party look at every aspect of construction to ensure
nothing has been over looked by your builder.
Buying a home? The process can be stressful. A home inspection is
supposed to give you peace of mind, but often has the opposite effect. You
will be asked to absorb a lot of information in a short time. This often
includes a written report, checklist, photographs, environmental reports and
what the inspector himself says during the inspection. All this combined with
the seller's disclosure and what you notice yourself makes the experience
even more overwhelming. What should you do?
Relax. Most of your inspection will be maintenance recommendations, life
expectancies and minor imperfections. These are nice to know about.
However, the issues that really matter will fall into four categories:
- Major defects. An example of this would be a structural failure.
- Things that lead to major defects. A small roof-flashing leak, for
example. - Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy or insure
the home. - Safety hazards, such as an exposed, live buss bar at the electric
panel.
can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property (especially in
categories 2 and 4).
Most sellers are honest and are often surprised to learn of defects
uncovered during an inspection. Realize that sellers are under no obligation
to repair everything mentioned in the report. No home is perfect. Keep things
in perspective. Do not kill your deal over things that do not matter. It is
inappropriate to demand that a seller address deferred maintenance,
conditions already listed on the seller's disclosure or nit-picky items.
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