Why are home inspections important?
In the past several years, television, newspapers and word of mouth have made a great impact on public awareness and the increased liability for buyers and sellers of real estate, and the increasing need for highly trained and qualified home inspectors. With the new millennium comes the growing demand for qualified information on which to base a purchase decision. For most, the purchase of a home is the single largest investment one will make. The professional home inspector can provide this necessary information on which clients can base their investment decision. Most people don’t have a trained eye to see all that a professional inspector can see, much less the time to thoroughly go through a home to adequately inspect it. Even the “perfect house” may have issues that are not apparent to the untrained eye. There may be many issues discovered that could save prospective clients hundreds or thousands of dollars if left undiscovered. Routine maintenance information is also passed on to