| Choosing the wrong Home Inspector can
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| | However, there are many companies out
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| cost you a lot more than the fee you
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| | there looking to make a buck off the
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| paid. If you choose a home inspector
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| | backs of new home inspectors. Don't fall
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| solely on price alone, your headed down a
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| | for the "Certified" or "Master Certified"
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| dangerous highway.I'm still amazed at
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| | home inspector label. Some of these
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| people who will spend countless hours,
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| | organizations use the word "Certified" in
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| days and months looking for just the
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| | their name to try and sound credible.
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| right home and then choose a home
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| | Buyer beware.If you're looking for an
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| inspector solely because he was $50 or
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| | inspector on new construction, you do
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| $100 than the next guy.Home Inspector
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| | want to look for a Code "Certified"
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| Schools are turning out record number of
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| | inspector.Two national home inspector
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| new inspectors. These people come from
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| | associations that you can trust are the
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| all walks of life. One week they are the
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| | American Society of Home Inspectors
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| door greeter at a department store, the
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| | (ASHI)- and the National Association of
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| next they're a "Certified" home
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| | Home Inspectors (NAHI)- has very strict
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| inspector.Before choosing any inspector
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| | requirements for membership including
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| there are some things you need to
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| | passing the National Home Inspector
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| know.Tip #1: Research, research and
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| | Examination. NAHI has similar
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| research some more. Find out as much as
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| | requirements.Tip #4: You get what you pay
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| you can about the inspector you want to
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| | for. Price should be at the bottom of
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| hire. Call them up and speak with them
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| | your list of priorities when shopping for
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| over the phone. Are they easy to talk to?
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| | an inspector. A good, thorough and
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| Are they knowledgeable about homes? Will
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| | knowledgeable inspector will save you
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| he/she email you a sample report? Is the
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| | money while a poor inspector will cost
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| report easy to read and understand?You
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| | you many times their fee. You may need
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| may also want to ask your friends and
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| | that $100 bucks you saved to try and
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| coworkers for referrals. However, never
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| | repair that $10,000 roof your inspector
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| take their recommendations blindly. The
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| | failed to warn you about.Let's take a
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| majority of people have no idea if they
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| | 2000 square foot home. A top of the line
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| received a good inspection or not. They
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| | inspector who knows what he's doing will
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| just know they like the inspector and he
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| | cost you approximately $350 to $600 for
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| pointed some things out. Research,
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| | this size home, depending on a few
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| research, research!Tip #2: Never hire an
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| | variables. You have to ask yourself, if
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| Inspector solely on the recommendation of
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| | the inspector I choose charges less, why?
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| your Real Estate Agent. While you may
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| | What will be missed or left out of the
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| think that your agent hung the moon, they
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| | inspection?On the other hand, a good
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| could be pushing you to use a "wink and
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| | inspector will find things others will
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| nod" inspector, or as we in the business
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| | miss. You may want to go back to the
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| call them, "Drive by Inspectors." They
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| | Seller and renegotiate the price of the
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| grab your check as the drive by the home
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| | home. I've seen Sellers drop their price
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| their suppose to be inspecting. These
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| | $30,000 because of the items we found
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| types of inspectors "don't rock the boat"
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| | wrong with homes. I've also saved my
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| or are not "deal killers".These
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| | Clients countless thousands of dollars by
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| inspectors get their business from agents
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| | brining major defects to their attention
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| who control them. The agent knows the
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| | before they signed on the dotted line.Tip
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| inspector will see to it that the
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| | #5: Check with you state to see if they
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| inspection doesn't derail the
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| | require home inspectors to be licensed.
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| transaction. Even if your agent
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| | More and more states are requiring home
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| recommends 2,3 or more inspectors, it's
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| | inspectors to be licensed. Even in these
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| wiser to avoid the conflict of interest
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| | states, there are some inspectors who
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| and find an inspector who works for you
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| | can't meet the standards and will be
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| and you only.Tip #3: Why the word
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| | performing illegal inspections. Check
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| "Certified" may not be a good thing.
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| | them out before hiring them.Choosing the
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| Listen up. You can become a "Certified"
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| | right Home Inspector is a very important
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| home inspector by sending a hundred
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| | process when buying a home. Don't leave
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| dollars or so to one of many home
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| | it to chance. Do your homework and you'll
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| inspection associations. No experience
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| | be money ahead.This article may be freely
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| required. Just send them the money and
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| | distributed as long as this sig/resource
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| they send you a "Certified"
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| | box is left intact with the
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| certificate.Sure, it's good that your
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| | article.Donald Lawson is a Professional
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| inspector should belong to some state and
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| | Real Estate Inspector licensed in
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| national home inspector associations.
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| | Oklahoma (#454) and Texas (#5824). He
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| Most professionals in any business belong
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| | currently owns and operates V.I.P. Home
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| to industry associations in their field.
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| | Inspections, a multi inspector firm in
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| Home inspectors are no different.
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| | Houston Texas.
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