| After you have found the home that seems
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| | from the inspector and make sure he or
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| to be the one that you want to purchase,
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| | she is properly licensed.
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| it is time to get a home inspection
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| | In addition to the state requirements, it
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| completed. You can enlist in the services
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| | is also a good idea to select a
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| of your Realtor to help you find a great
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| | professional that is a member of one of
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| inspector, but you should not rely
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| | two different professional standards
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| entirely upon your Realtor to tell you
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| | organizations: the American Society of
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| which inspector you should use. After
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| | Home Inspectors (ASHI) and the National
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| all, the home you will be purchasing will
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| | Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI).
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| be your property and, if you choose a
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| | Both of these organizations are reputable
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| poor real estate agent, you might
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| | and insist that their members meet
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| actually be referred to an inspector that
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| | certain standards of excellence. It is
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| performs a poor inspection. Therefore,
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| | even more important to look for an
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| you should keep a few things in mind when
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| | inspector belonging to one of these
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| selecting a professional to conduct the
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| | organizations if your state does not have
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| home inspection.
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| | established licensing standards.
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| Why Have a Home Inspection in the First
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| | Getting Properly Educated
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| Place?
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| | The level of education of the inspector
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| Having a home inspection performed is an
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| | is another factor that you should
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| important component of the buying
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| | consider. Ideally, the inspector should
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| process. In essence, the home inspection
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| | have at least a bachelor's degree. In
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| helps to ensure that you are purchasing
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| | this way, you can take comfort in knowing
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| what you think you are buying. In other
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| | that the person has the necessary
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| words, the inspection can help to uncover
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| | critical thinking skills to analyze
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| any hidden problems that you may not have
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| | potential problems and safety hazards
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| noticed when you looked at the home.
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| | within the home.
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| If the report the inspector provides
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| | If the inspector is a member of ASHI or
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| shows that there are problems, you should
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| | NAHI, you can be certain that he or she
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| then use this information in order to go
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| | has attained a certain amount of
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| back to the drawing board with your
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| | education. In fact, members of these
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| Realtor and with the seller. If there are
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| | organizations will have passed a national
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| problems with the home, you may be able
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| | test that is administered by the
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| to negotiate a lower price or you may be
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| | Examination Board of Professional Home
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| able to insist that the seller make the
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| | Inspectors. In addition, members of these
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| necessary repairs before the deal is
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| | organizations have to complete continuing
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| closed.
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| | education requirements in order to
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| Checking the Inspector's Licensure
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| | maintain their memberships.
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| When you begin the process of selecting
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| | By looking for an inspector with these
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| an inspector, you should first look into
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| | characteristics, as well as finding one
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| the various inspectors' licensures.
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| | that is properly insured with Errors and
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| Depending upon the state in which you
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| | Omissions Insurance, you will be able to
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| live, there may an established standard
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| | tell your Realtor to finalize the deal
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| of practice or educational requirements
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| | with confidence that you are making a
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| set in place. If this is the case,
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| | good decision.
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| request a copy of the state standards
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