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In comparison to what you are spending on a
home, the cost of a home inspection is relatively inexpensive. You can
figure on a average home of 2000 square feet, you are spending about
$100,000 to $150,000 or more. A home inspection for that size home is about
$250 - $300 (depending on additional services).
If our professional real estate inspector finds the house
needs a roof repair and the electrical wiring needs to be upgraded
because of all the modern electronics that you like, about $17,000 in
repair costs, isn't it better to negotiate those repairs before you complete the
purchase than to
find these problems after you have moved in?
We do realize that home inspections are limited
in scope being it is a visual inspection with defined testing, but that is one reason a home
inspection is so inexpensive. If you really want a technically exhaustive
inspection with a specialist in every field, the cost would be more like $6000. You would need a licensed structural engineer, a licensed electrical
contractor, a licensed plumbing contractor, a licensed roofing contractor,
and a licensed HVAC contractor at the minimum. They would need the house
unoccupied for an inspection that would last about ten days.
Beware of shady inspectors who provide
short or discounted
inspections! This is a practice by some inspectors, who might spend about 30
minutes to one hour inspecting the property. It is physically impossible to
get a quality inspection. How many defects do you think they missed? We
usually spend a minimum of three hours on an average home inspection.
Payment is expected either before the inspection
or by the completion of the inspection. We accept cash or money orders
only. We do not
accept personal checks, credit cards, debit cards or any other type of
payment.
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