On Thu, 17 Aug 2006 03:29:37 GMT, "cm" wrote:

Our company specializes in the repairs derived from a home inspection. From
my experience over the last three years I would have to say never get a home
inspection before you put your house up for sale. If you hired three
different inspectors you will get three very different lists with little
cross over. None of the inspections are likely to be very thorough.
This is my experience in Arizona.....

cm



In your opinion and experience

If three inspectors are looking at the same house....why would they
generate three lists with little crossover..

Do standards exost suggesting pass/fail conditions of the house systems Or are
these inspections completely aribitrary at the discretion of the inspector
without comprehensive knowledge of industry or building standards

In all your experience with dealing with home buyers....

Do buyers ever realize that house systems have liimited useful life and that
a used house does not sell for the same amount as a new house (all other things being
equal) due to the fact that there is normal wear and tear... or do home buyers expect to
get a "new" used house for "used" house prices??

Thanks for your response so far...it has been very informative...




"Peter" wrote in message
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The recent question about handling to do items listed by a home inspector
was thought
provoking.

The general theme was how necessary repairs would impact the selling price
of the house
and should be used as a bargaining tool by the buyer.

Does it make any sense for the SELLER to obtain a home
inspection report prior to selling the property. This would allow him to
repair or
replace those cosmetic items before selling the house and to get an
estimate on the
big ticket items so he could adjust the price of the house accordingly ??

It seems to me two very important things should be done before
placing a home on the market for sale

#1 is to get an appraisal done so you know what the ball park asking
price should be

# 2 is to bring the house up to marketable condition. An adequate home
inspection would
be a good starting point for #2.

Am I being naive ??? Is it possible that no matter how perfect the
condition of a
house, a home inspector will find "somethiing" wrong with it to justify
their fees ???

Your thoughts, opinions and experiences please ???