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Home Inspection QuestionsWhy do I need a home inspection?
1 and 2 are known fixed numbers, however 3 is unknown unless you obtain a quality home inspection that includes cost estimates. A quality home inspection that uncovers costly defects will provide you the backup you will need to renegotiate your original offer or enable you to plan financially. Should I be concerned with qualifications of the person who inspects my home?
Not every Home Inspector is a (PE) Professional Engineer. Make sure you request a "Professional Engineer" or PE when you need a home inspection.
Beware, many of these non-engineers advertise themselves as Engineers, which is a felony. Also against the NYS Home inspectors regulation Section 197-4.9c which states... Home inspectors shall not advertise home inspection services as an engineer ... unless the individual and/or firm is licensed to provide engineering services by the New York State Education Department. Visit the New York State Education Department link to verify if a person is an engineer. http://www.op.nysed.gov/opsearches.htm You should think twice before hiring a person that states they are a home inspection Engineer and whose name cannot be found in the above link. What exactly is a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE)?
To obtain a NYS license to practice professional engineering, an individual, at a minimum, must satisfy all of the following requirements: 1. Four years of college level engineering education. 2. Four years of professional engineering experience. 3. Successful completion of 2 eight hour technically exhausting board examination, administered by NYS. By law a Licensed Professional Engineer (PE) is the only one who can legally render an opinion on the structural stability of an existing building. See for yourself, here are several links from a Home Inspectors Association quizzing their home inspectors on what to do if you see structural defects during the inspection. The right answer for both structural questions is to tell the client they must call a (PE) Professional Engineer to inspect structural defects. That’s another inspection fee! Should I hire an “Inspector” recommended by the Real Estate Agent?
Real Estate Agents make their money on commission by selling property. Never lose site that Real Estate Agents are sales-people. No sale…no commission. Some agents may have a list of three inspectors who have been carefully screened not to be commission killers. The list, however, will be long enough to protect the agent from any referral liability should the buyer blame the agent for any inspection mistakes. This gives the RE agent the perfect combination of:
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When Do I Request An Engineer?
You can contact us anytime before you sign a contract. Once you sign a contract it will be too late include compensation for damages, defects and problems (that would be discovered during a home inspection) into the contract. Once again, you can contact us anytime. If you are shopping for a house and may have some general questions or specific questions about a house, give us a call. We would be happy to answer your questions and give you advice. Phone calls are always free. Do I really need to be present at the time of the inspection?
Do you carry any type of insurance?
What If The Report Reveals Problems?
What if the Realtor says the house does not need to be inspected?
If The Report Is Favorable, Did I Really Need An Inspection?
Can I Inspect The Building Myself?
Free termite certificate with each inspection.
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