| Is there any good reason to do your own
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| | something looks "odd" or "smells funny."
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| home inspection? How about to get a
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| | Afterwards, you can have a professional
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| better deal. Every flaw you can find is a
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| | inspector take a closer look.Home
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| negotiating point. You don't have to
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| | Inspection As A Negotiating Toolmany
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| learn building codes, and you probably
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| | buyers make an offer on a home with an
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| should use a professional inspector in
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| | inspection contingency clause. After an
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| any case. The point of learning what to
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| | inspector goes in, the buyer can
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| look for is to protect yourself and get a
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| | re-negotiate the price based on his
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| better deal.Home Inspection - Use A
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| | findings, or at least know that nothing
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| ChecklistA good home inspection
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| | is wrong. This isn't a bad way to go, but
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| checklist, keeps you from forgetting
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| | lowering your offer too much can often
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| things. I have more than a hundred items
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| | offend a seller, and blow the deal. How
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| on my own list. Think you could keep all
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| | would you feel if somebody dropped their
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| these items in mind as you walk through a
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| | offer by $10,000 after they already put
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| property? For tht matter, did you
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| | it in writing?A better way is to find as
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| remember to look for water stains on the
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| | many problems with the property as you
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| basement walls the last time you looked
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| | can, BEFORE making the offer. A list of
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| at a house? Bring a list!Good lists are
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| | these problems presented with an offer is
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| organized by area of the house, usually
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| | a good impersonal (therefore
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| starting outside. Walk around and then
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| | non-offensive) way to present a low first
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| through the home, checking each item on
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| | offer. It's a good idea to keep the
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| the list. Take notes. If a gutter is
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| | inspection contingency in the offer, but
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| coming loose on the side of the house,
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| | you probably won't have to lower your
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| write it down, along with notes about
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| | offer this way.There is no need to be a
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| rotting wood or anything else you
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| | carpenter to note that a railing is
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| notice.It doesn't matter if you don't
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| | loose. Most of us can see if a home needs
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| know the difference between 12-gauge and
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| | new paint. Home inspection can start with
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| 14-gauge wiring. You don't have to become
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| | simple things like these, and end with a
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| an expert on all the building trades, as
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| | better price for you.Steve Gillman has
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| useful as this would be. You just have to
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| | invested in real estate for years.
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| use what you do know. Make a note if
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