If you are buying a home for the first time, you may think an appraisal and a home inspection are the same thing. They aren’t. They are both important factors in the home buying process but are completely separate even though they have some similar features. Here are...
Top 4 Reasons to Get a Home Inspection BEFORE You List Your Home! Whether you are using a realtor or going it on your own, there are benefits to getting a pre-listing home inspection. While the buyer typically orders and pays for a home inspection in the real estate...
The dictionary defines a contingency as “a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty.” That’s an accurate definition for home buying contingencies, as well. When you include these items in a...
Though most inspections are not technically pass-fail, when your pest, property and roof inspections collectively come out either terrific or tragically terrible, the decision to proceed or back out can come easy. Similarly, when you get the place at a discount...
YES!!! Every home has problems…..even if your buying it from a friend or relative you should defiantly get a home inspection. Just because a realtor isn’t involved and you personally know the person selling the house doesn’t mean there isn’t...
Deadly Mistake #1: Thinking you can’t afford it. Many people who thought that buying the home they wanted was simply out of their reach are now enjoying a new lifestyle in their very own homes. Buying a home is the smartest financial decision you will ever...
