THE HOME INSPECTION
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A whole house inspection is the most important thing a buyer can do to protect themselves from buying a house with a lot of costly problems.
How to pick an inspector?
Although realtors are not allowed to suggest an inspector, they will usually have a list of inspectors that their company has used in the past. The buyer can select from the list if they choose.
Whoever you choose to do the inspection make certain that they have errors and omission insurance. That is your protection if the inspector fails to discover a defect that should have been found. Without errors and omission insurance all you may be able to recoup is the money you paid for the inspection. Hardly compensation for an undiscovered defect that may cost thousands of dollars to repair.
Note: Inspectors are not allowed to destroy property when conducting their inspection.
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