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Phoenix MLS: Professional Home Inspections, Who cares?

You should care, whether you're the buyer,plumbing, kitchens and appliances, the HVAC
seller or investor. In Arizona real estate,system, wiring he can see, like in the attic,
Professional Home Inspectors are licensed andother electrical items like whether each
certified. They have to pass a rigorousoutlet works and whether or not there are
course of work at an accredited school, thenGCFI Circuits close to water areas like sinks
must work on the job for a minimum number ofand  tubs.
inspections working directly with a Licensed
home inspector after sitting for their stateImportant: The inspector records all of his
exam.her observations, writes them in the standard
report, and including taking pictures, leaves
Professional inspectors usually are hired bya copy with the buyer. The seller by law is
the buyer and inspect the home that wasalso entitled to a copy even though the buyer
purchased using an agent who found the homeis probably paying the inspector. With this
on the Phoenix MLS. The home could be ininformation and any other information
Ahwatukee, Chandler, Gilbert or Phoenix, orgathered during the inspection period, the
any other part of Arizona. If the buyerbuyer has one and only one chance to ask the
indeed used a Realtor they most likely wroteseller to make repairs or accept the house as
the offer on the standard Arizona Offer tois (the default) or cancel the contract in
Purchase agreement. The standard agreementwriting and receive their earnest deposit
allows for a 10 day inspection periodback. This request is usually done on a form
commencing the day after the last countercalled the Buyer's Inspection Notice and
offer  signature  was  completed.Seller's  Response.
During the inspection period the buyer hasAlthough it is not a checked box option, I
the opportunity to inspect virtually all thealso include for my buyer clients, an amount
systems of a house and can thereby determineof money the seller can simply pay to the
if the house has any problems serious enoughbuyer in lieu of making any repairs at all.
to ask the owner to repair or replace an itemThis has the advantage of the buyer being
or simply fix something. It is during thisable to oversee all of the repairs, rather
10 day period, the buyer in almost everythan risking that the seller make all the
circumstance should hire a Professional homerequested and accepted repairs with a minimum
inspector. In Arizona, including Phoenix,of  quality.
real estate inspectors have a standard form
they fill out on every home they inspect.In any event, hiring a Professional Home
The form allows for inspections of theInspector is imperative to getting the home
exterior including cracks, the roof,you really thought you were buying.



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