Should I Attend My Home Inspection?

Should I attend my home inspection? This is one of the most common questions we hear. You should definitely attend the home inspection of a home you are wanting to purchase. While you’re there, here are some things you can do and questions you can ask.

What to expect

Home inspections take some time. Three hours on average, all depending on the size of the home. You won’t be following your inspector around so bring something to do while you wait. A good home inspector, like us, will give you some reading materials about home inspections that you might benefit from, which you can read while you wait. In the end, the reason you’re there is to walk through any findings the home inspector will want to explain to you.

Also keep in mind that you’re not alone. By law, a real estate agent must attend the home inspection as well. This is for the safety of the homeowner. Especially since most homeowners don’t choose to stay for the home inspection. They certainly don’t have to stay. While you are with your agent this could be a good time to ask her any questions you have about the home, home inspection, or closing.

Questions to ask

At the very least, you want to speak with the home inspector at the end of the inspection. A good home inspector will walk you through their findings and any concerns that came up in the inspection. These could be small findings or big ones. The important is up to what’s important to you most the time.

If the inspector finds a big issue, such as a flaw in the foundation or mold, this doesn’t automatically mean you can’t buy the home. If anything, you should use this information to renegotiate the deal, assuming you still want to buy the house. This is another reason having your real estate agent with you could be very beneficial.

What to do with the inspection report

The inspection report is certainly worth hanging on to. Not just because you need it for closing, but because it also makes a great to-do-list for the house. Once you have your inspection report you can go back at any time and address the many things that will be on the report. Most of those things are small things but everything would be worth taking the time to do.

Don’t hire a mediocre inspector to take care of your home inspection. Hire Divinity Inspection, a five-star inspection company in Tampa. We go above and beyond not only in our inspection but in our service as well. From the moment you call us to the completed inspection, and everything in between, we will make sure you are happy with our service.