When you are buying a home or a condo, you should make sure to negotiate a contingency period to do your own inspections and reports on the home. Knowing as much about the property you are buying is critical in making decisions. In this tough economic time, a new trend has emerged… Buyers are requesting discount pricing on home and pest inspections. Your Realtor has a handful of qualified and professional inspectors he or she works with and trusts to do a thorough job for you. Sometimes these inspectors are willing to give a small discount but most are not. The good inspectors take their time during their on-site inspection and go into specific details on the actual report itself. Both the inspection and report creation take time. Before you accept a lower bid on an inspection, take a look at yelp and other online sources to see what other people are saying about the low price inspector or inspection company. Saving $50-$150 on one of the most important reports you will order in your life does not make good sense. Try to save money in other ways! At the end of the day… from personal experience… When in comes to inspectors… you get what you pay for.
To learn more about important things to know when buying a home, you are welcome to attend our Home Buying Class in Burlingame on July 23. RSVP HERE: Event Website.
Post by Aimee Klarich
Alain Pinel Realtors- Burlingame
DRE 01765417
www.AimeeKlarich.com
aklarich@apr.com
650.483.3795
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