Why a PA Home Inspection

Why A Home Inspection?

There are many reasons for people to get home inspections and a lot of them are similar. However, things change depending on the situation and if you are selling a home or buying a home and the type of buyer you are.


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Are you a seller?

There are many reasons to have a Pre-List Inspection performed on your house and with the market slump it makes more sense than ever. In today's "buyers' market" it's more important than ever to have an unbiased eye inspect the structural and mechanical systems of your home before putting it on the market. Your home seems perfect. After all, you have been living there and haven't had any problems. However, to the buyer it's just another of the dozens of homes on the market.

It shows the potential buyer that you have exercised due diligence in offering a home for sale that has had an independent, unbiased review and report on a home's systems, components and their condition. It says: "I have nothing to hide."

You've had your home on the market for months, and finally you get an offer that sounds right. You go through the negotiations and set up a closing date and you just want the whole thing to be over. However, the buyer's inspector finds a structural, electrical, or mechanical problem. Like most problems it can be corrected inexpensively but have you ever tried to get a reputable contactor to do a job in the next few days? This problem could have been found during a Pre-Listing Inspection and corrected. Your buyer may even forgo their own inspection and further speed the closing process.

Why Pre-Inspection Is Important:




Which buyer type are you?

Vacation Home - More often than not, these homes are found in areas with extreme weather conditions (snow, salt water, etc.). Because of this, vacation homes tend to take a beating from the elements rather quickly compared to homes in more moderate areas. They also need maintenance done more frequently since, after all, they are inhabited only part of the year, and a small part at that. We can provide you many ways to maintain through prevention in addition to finding the problem areas in these homes so you have worry free vacations time and time again.

Investment Property - You know you want a sound investment when you're out looking at the market and we know that many times investment properties can turn into major headaches. A comprehensive and unbiased home inspection can pinpoint major defects and areas of concern that the untrained eye could easily miss. With the defects and areas of concern identified, you will be able to obtain cost estimates on repairs and upgrades to help determine if this is the property for you.

Townhouse/Condo - These homes can easily give a false comfort to the buyer knowing that there won't be as much maintenance as a detached home. But what happens when your neighbor is the one with a leak in the pipes? It comes through your wall. We see people try to patch problems like this and to the untrained eye it would seem like nothing. How about a saggy ceiling downstairs and new washer and dryer units up above? We know what to look for in these types of homes and where to look for it.

Multi-Family Home - These homes are a great way to provide a home for you and your family while producing an income at the same time. However, since you would be the owner/landlord, all responsibility for maintaining both your living space and the rental unit would fall on you. We can help save you money by finding any pre-existing problems in the home and by providing ways of using preventive maintenance before repair needs rear their ugly little head.

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