Are home inspections common and/or necessary?
Yes, they are common. No, they are not necessary. BUT, we highly recommend to all of our clients that they have one done. New York Home Inspectors must be licensed (January 18, 2006). Under a new state law in New York, home inspectors are required to be licensed before they can inspect a home for compensation. The New York State Association of REALTORS® alerted its members in a recent Government Affairs Update that, according to the New York Department of State, real estate licensees are obligated to make sure that the home inspectors they recomend to customers, clients, buyers, and sellers are licensed. You can expect to pay between $250.00 to $400.00 for a basic inspection and $100.00 per incident for additional services.
