| Within the real estate industry, there is
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| | adjustment interior doors, cupboards or
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| some ongoing debate about whether new
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| | closet 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:
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| | Sometimes, mistakenly so, a client who
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| Significant standing water in the crawl
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| | does not want to pay for an inspection,
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| space because drainage concerns were not
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| | hopes that the municipal code inspectors
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| addressed; crawl space vents that are
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| | have covered the bases. That is seldom
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| below grade; concrete poured up over the
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| | the case because those components and
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| wood trim on the home; furnace ducts that
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| | systems the code inspector looks for are
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| are not hooked into the system;
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| | basic and these people seldom actually
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| condensate drains from the furnace and
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| | get inside crawl spaces, attics and areas
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| TPR drains from the water heater that are
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| | a home inspector routinely views. I have
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| routed under the home; missing flashing
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| | written a previous article on this
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| or loose and improperly nailed shingles;
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| | fallacy of the code inspector being a
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| the pressure test cap left on the main
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| | substitute for a home inspection.
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| sewer vent; sinks or toilets with drains
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| | Another thought is that the builder's
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| that are not plumbed into the system;
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| | home warranty can replace the need for a
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| gutters with inadequate slope; doors and
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| | home inspection. In my experience that is
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| windows that do not operate; missing or
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| | a big risk, and not a wise gamble, and I
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| unsafe handrails at steps and guardrails
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| | will be writing another article on that
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| on high decks; appliances not wired or
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| | in the near future. For now, it should be
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| plumbed in; propane appliances not
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| | clear from my comments here, that I
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| converted to gas, so they operate like
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| | always recommend that my clients, whether
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| flame throwers; gas fireplaces not hooked
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| | they are buying a new or an old home,
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| to the gas; whirlpool tubs not wired into
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| | should pay a few extra dollars and have
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| the system; dryer ducts that empty under
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| | an independent home inspection by a state
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| the home; missing or failed GFCI outlets,
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| | licensed structural pest inspector who is
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| grounding problems and other electrical
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| | also a competent residential home
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| issues; missing door stops and out of
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| | inspector.
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