| Should you do your own pre-purchase
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| | inspections that are customary in your
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| inspection? Yes and no. Yes, you should
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| | area, you can rely on most reputable
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| inspect a house before you write an offer
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| | companies. Termite inspections are the
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| on it. Then you should put an inspection
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| | norm here in Tucson, for example, and
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| contingency clause in the offer, and hire
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| | it's cheap to get one done by a pest
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| a professional inspector. Why do
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| | control company (they hope to get the job
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| both?Doing your own inspection can help
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| | if there are termites to be eradicated).
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| you get a better deal. Each cracked
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| | If the roof has obvious problems, you can
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| window or leaky toilet you can find is a
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| | get a roofer to take a look and give you
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| negotiating point. You see, you could
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| | an itemized quote.For general
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| just make a low offer, but a seller is
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| | pre-purchase inspections, though, it
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| more likely to accept your offer if you
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| | isn't as easy to hire the right person.
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| have reasons for it being lower. In fact,
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| | In many states it is relatively easy to
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| you should attach a list of your concerns
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| | get licensed for general home inspection.
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| to the offer, as an explanation and
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| | What you really want, though, is not
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| justification for your price.Use a list
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| | someone that read the right books and
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| as you walk through the house. Using a
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| | passed a test, but an inspector with real
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| home inspection checklist keeps you from
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| | life experience. Ideally, you want a
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| forgetting things. You don't have to know
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| | former builder or tradesman that has real
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| the difference between 12-gauge and
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| | experience with everything from
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| 14-gauge wiring, or become an expert on
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| | electrical work to roofing to plumbing
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| all the building trades, as useful as
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| | and more.You want to know what is wrong,
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| this would be. Just use what you do know,
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| | but you also want to know what it will
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| and make a note if something looks "odd"
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| | cost to fix these problems. Not all
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| or "smells funny." Afterwards, you can
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| | inspectors will have that information for
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| have a professional inspector take a
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| | you. Ask if they can give you estimates
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| closer look.Pay for a professional
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| | for repairing any problem they find, even
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| pre-purchase inspection. Unless you
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| | if only in the form of a range of the
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| really know a lot, it can save your neck
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| | possible cost. You may be re-negotiating
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| financially. An acquaintance of mine just
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| | the price based on his findings. You
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| discovered that the house he made an
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| | could call in contractors to get quotes
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| offer on was almost beyond hope, because
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| | on big problems, but you need to at least
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| their was so much termite and other
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| | know which are big problems, and a good
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| damage. He backed out of the deal, and
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| | inspector should be able to tell you.To
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| considering the tens of thousands of
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| | sum up: Do your own walk-through
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| damage he hadn't planned on, I don't
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| | inspection, then hire a professional. Ask
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| think he's regretting the $300 he spent
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| | about their experience. Ask if they can
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| on inspections.Do a walk-through
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| | note estimated costs next to problems
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| inspection yourself, by all means. Just
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| | found. If you want to learn more, ask if
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| also put that clause in the contract
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| | maybe you can tag along for the
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| allowing you to have professional
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| | inspection. Do these things and you'll
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| inspections too. Now, how do you choose
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| | have a thorough pre-purchase
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| the right person to do the inspections?
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| | inspection.Steve Gillman has invested in
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| Carefully.Pre-Purchase Inspection -
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| | real estate for years.
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