| Within the real estate industry, there is
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| | interior doors, cupboards or closet
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| some ongoing debate about whether new
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| | doors.
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| homes should have home inspections or
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| | If you look at this list, which is
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| not. This debate goes on in the minds of
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| | certainly not inclusive, most of the
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| many buyers who want to save any cash
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| | significant things found are still
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| they can. And the new home builder is,
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| | routine and easy for the builder, or his
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| obviously, all for waiving a home
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| | crew with their tools, to remedy. On the
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| inspection. So, often, the decision as to
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| | other side of the coin, if the average
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| whether the house is inspected or not,
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| | homeowner has to fix some of these issues
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| comes down to what is recommended by the
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| | after closing, it is a really big hassle
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| buyer's realtor. As a realtor, who has
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| | that will require lots of elbow grease
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| found myself in that position more than
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| | and needlessly spending dollars out of
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| once, I am going to give you my opinion
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| | pocket. Since those buyers are my
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| on this matter.
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| | clients, and I want them to be happy with
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| It is my experience that, almost never,
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| | their purchase and to refer my name to
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| are issues found at new homes that are
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| | their friends and family, it is my goal
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| "deal killers." However, that does not
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| | to see to it that all of the significant
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| mean that numerous problems have not been
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| | problems have been discovered and
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| found. Usually, the problems at newer
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| | resolved prior to closing. Let's face it,
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| homes are of the punch list variety --
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| | it is only fair that all of the
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| where the home inspector's list is given
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| | significant costs should be paid by the
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| to the builder and the crew or sub
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| | builder -- whose role in the transaction
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| contractors complete their project. Here
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| | was to properly build a home and supply
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| are examples of common new construction
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| | my clients with a house that was ready to
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| issues found by home inspectors in my
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| | move into.
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| market: significant standing water in the
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| | Sometimes, mistakenly so, a client who
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| crawl space because drainage concerns
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| | does not want to pay for an inspection,
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| were not addressed; crawl space vents
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| | hopes that the municipal code inspectors
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| that are below grade; concrete poured up
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| | have covered the bases. That is seldom
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| over the wood trim on the home; furnace
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| | the case because those components and
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| ducts that are not hooked into the
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| | systems the code inspector looks for are
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| system; condensate drains from the
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| | basic and these people seldom actually
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| furnace and TPR drains from the water
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| | get inside crawl spaces, attics and areas
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| heater that are routed under the home;
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| | a home inspector routinely views. I have
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| missing flashing or loose and improperly
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| | written a previous article on this
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| nailed shingles; the pressure test cap
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| | fallacy of the code inspector being a
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| left on the main sewer vent; sinks or
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| | substitute for a home inspection.
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| toilets with drains that are not plumbed
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| | Another thought is that the builder's
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| into the system; gutters with inadequate
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| | home warranty can replace the need for a
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| slope; doors and windows that do not
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| | home inspection. In my experience that is
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| operate; missing or unsafe handrails at
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| | a big risk, and not a wise gamble, and I
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| steps and guardrails on high decks;
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| | will be writing another article on that
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| appliances not wired or plumbed in;
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| | in the near future. For now, it should be
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| propane appliances not converted to gas,
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| | clear from my comments here, that I
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| so they operate like flame throwers; gas
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| | always recommend that my clients, whether
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| fireplaces not hooked to the gas;
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| | they are buying a new or an old home,
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| whirlpool tubs not wired into the system;
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| | should pay a few extra dollars and have
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| dryer ducts that empty under the home;
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| | an independent home inspection by a state
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| missing or failed GFCI outlets, grounding
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| | licensed structural pest inspector who is
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| problems and other electrical issues;
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| | also a competent residential home
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| missing door stops and out of adjustment
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| | inspector.
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