Why do you need a Home Inspection? For your protection.
Why a Seller, Buyer, Investor or Property Manager Needs a Home Inspection
A home inspection gives the YOU more detailed information about the overall condition of the residence. In a home inspection, a qualified inspector takes an in-depth, unbiased look at your potential new home to:
- Evaluate the physical condition: structure, construction, and mechanical systems;
- Identify items that need to be repaired or replaced; and
- Estimate the remaining useful life of the major systems, equipment, structure, and finishes.
Appraisals are Different from Home Inspections
An appraisal is different from a home inspection. Appraisals are for lenders; home inspections are for buyers.
- An appraisal is required to:
- A house;
- Making sure that the house meets FHA minimum property standards/requirements;
- Making sure that the property is marketable.
I’ve seen some pretty horrifying things get passed up during an appraisal. (Houses with no plumbing pipes that don’t get called out, un-habitable living spaces, mold, etc.) These are all good reasons why do you need a home inspection.
FHA Does Not Guarantee the Value or Condition of your Potential New Home
If you find problems with your new home after closing, FHA can not give or lend you money for repairs, and FHA can not buy the home back from you. That is why it is so important for you, the buyer, to get an independent home inspection. Ask a qualified home inspector to inspect your potential new home and give you the information you need to make a wise decision.
Radon Gas Testing
The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Surgeon General of the United States have recommended that all houses should be tested for radon. For more information on radon testing, call the toll-free National Radon Information Line at 1-800-SOS-Radon or 1-800-767-7236. As with a home inspection, if you decide to test for radon, you may do so before signing your contract, or you may do so after signing the contract as long as your contract states the sale of the home depends on your satisfaction with the results of the radon test.
Be an Informed Seller, Buyer, Investor or Property Manager
It is your responsibility to be informed. Be sure that what you are investing in is satisfactory in every respect. You have the right to carefully examine your investment with a qualified home inspector.
Signature Inspections Hawaii, is a “NATIONALLY CERTIFIED” Home Inspection Company by InterNACHI. InterNACHI also requires inspectors to continue their education through accredited courses, conferences, online learning, etc… and annual Inspector Certificate Testing in order to hold a current certificate.
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*For a more detailed explanation of the inspection process please feel free to visit: InterNACHI Residential Standards Of Practice and InterNACHI Code Of Ethics .