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| Georgia Law (O.C.G.A. 8-3-331) requires home inspectors to provide a written document prior to the inspection outlining the "scope of the inspection." |
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Seller Paying For Home Inspection
USA Today - Friday, January 13, 2006
Now that the lift is starting to dissipate from the real estate bubble, home
sellers are turning to new strategies to sell quickly and at the right price.
Thus the boomlet in homeowners hiring inspectors before they put their homes on the market.
For the last two decades, home inspectors routinely have been hired and paid by buyers; many states
require inspections. "If I had to ballpark it, I would say around 10% of business today would be pre-
listing inspections, and 10 years ago it was virtually non-existent" says Mallory Anderson, director of the
2,400-member National Association of Home Inspectors.
Liz Moore, a broker in Newport News, Va., says her firm pays for a pre-listing inspection for all her
sellers. Average price: about $380. "It’s fair to say that is the reason our listings sell 30% faster than
the market average," she says. Early anecdotal evidence suggests that inspected houses "consistently
sell for a few thousand dollars more."
USA Today - Friday, January 13, 2006
Now that the lift is starting to dissipate from the real estate bubble, home
sellers are turning to new strategies to sell quickly and at the right price.
Thus the boomlet in homeowners hiring inspectors before they put their homes on the market.
For the last two decades, home inspectors routinely have been hired and paid by buyers; many states
require inspections. "If I had to ballpark it, I would say around 10% of business today would be pre-
listing inspections, and 10 years ago it was virtually non-existent" says Mallory Anderson, director of the
2,400-member National Association of Home Inspectors.
Liz Moore, a broker in Newport News, Va., says her firm pays for a pre-listing inspection for all her
sellers. Average price: about $380. "It’s fair to say that is the reason our listings sell 30% faster than
the market average," she says. Early anecdotal evidence suggests that inspected houses "consistently
sell for a few thousand dollars more."
Newly Built Houses Need Inspections, Too
Excerpts from an article by Holden Lewis • Bankrate.com
Home inspection isn't just for buyers of old houses. Some buyers of newly built homes get inspections,
too.
the inevitable errors and omissions that occur during months of construction by laborers of varying the
inevitable errors and omissions that occur during months of construction by laborers of varying
experience and language. Sometimes an inspection of a new house turns up a major problem. One
inspector discovered that a heating contractor made space for ducts by cutting large notches into the
cantilevered beams of a deck.
cantilevered beams of a deck.
Bruce E. Holmes, a public engineer based in Palm City, Fla., says he mainly looks for problems with fit
and finish (such as walls that aren't straight), potential for leaks (such as a poorly connected hookup
for the dishwasher), mismatched electrical breakers (often found in the connection to the air
conditioning compressor), and hot and cold water lines that are reversed.
possession. Why so late? Because most builders offer one-year
possession. Why so late? Because most builders offer one-year
warranties on cosmetic items. The inspector can provide a list of
repairs to be made under warranty.
Excerpts from an article by Holden Lewis • Bankrate.com
Home inspection isn't just for buyers of old houses. Some buyers of newly built homes get inspections,
too.
the inevitable errors and omissions that occur during months of construction by laborers of varying the
inevitable errors and omissions that occur during months of construction by laborers of varying
experience and language. Sometimes an inspection of a new house turns up a major problem. One
inspector discovered that a heating contractor made space for ducts by cutting large notches into the
cantilevered beams of a deck.
cantilevered beams of a deck.
Bruce E. Holmes, a public engineer based in Palm City, Fla., says he mainly looks for problems with fit
and finish (such as walls that aren't straight), potential for leaks (such as a poorly connected hookup
for the dishwasher), mismatched electrical breakers (often found in the connection to the air
conditioning compressor), and hot and cold water lines that are reversed.
possession. Why so late? Because most builders offer one-year
possession. Why so late? Because most builders offer one-year
warranties on cosmetic items. The inspector can provide a list of
repairs to be made under warranty.
