When buying a home, one of the most important things you can do is to get the home thoroughly inspected before you purchase it. This serves many purposes such as helping to find anything that could potentially be wrong with the home and being able to put a more accurate offer on the table based on the condition of the home. An inspector will go through the home with a fine tooth comb to make sure that everything looks good and is up to the appropriate standards. When you have an inspection done, there are a few things that you will want to make sure that you do.

1. Go to the Inspection. An inspector is trained to look through the home and yard and will write down many of the problems and issues that affect the home. However, when you go along with the inspector, you will gain invaluable insight that you would not have been able to gain from a written report. You might think that a minor issue that was brought up on the written report is a big deal when in reality if you were to have been there with the inspector, they would have explained that it is a common problem. The opposite is also true where something may be a big problem but the written report does not accurately reflect the severity of the problem. When you go along with the inspector, you will get the whole picture.
2. Follow Up with Inspection. Often times an inspector will find issues with the home you want to purchase. When you find these things, they should be discussed with the seller to remedy the problem before you finalize the purchase of the home. If you fail to fix many of these problems, they could get worse and cost a lot more to repair when you move into the home. For example, the inspector may find a problem with the plumbing but is not able to ascertain the cause of the damage or see the root of the problem. The inspector may recommend that you get a plumber to look at the problem. If you do not follow up with this advice, you could have a much larger problem than initially thought.

These are just a few of the important things to remember when it comes to a home inspection. By going with the inspector and following up with the advice that is given, you will ensure that you are purchasing a home that is sturdy and strong with fewer problems.

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