Congratulations!!
Your offer got accepted 🖐 🖐 🖐 . Your Home Buying Process clock begins to tick – “Time Is Of Essence.” The next step of the home buying process is the Building Inspection. In my Video I go over 3 Major concerns my clients were made aware of during their inspection.
➡️ ➡️ ➡️ FIRST, you will notice at your inspection the inspector turns the dishwasher on so it can run thru a full cycle not only checking to see that it works properly but there is no leaks. Next with turning on all the faucets for a period of time to check for any leaks as well. Along with checking your water pressure and your water lines. These are only some of the items that the inspector will be assessing as he is checking the plumbing.
Once he is done on the roof inspecting for wear and tear, and if the seller has disclosed in the seller's disclosure - the age of the roof – he will assess the roof and give his recommendation for the life expectancy of the roof. And many times after the inspector has viewed the roof if he detects any hail or storm damage he’ll recommend for the seller to contact their homeowners insurance and have them send an agent out to inspect the roof and many times the roofs condition will qualify for a new roof. So the buyer gets a new roof and little money out of the sellers pocket.
As the inspector is walking around the Exterior of the home. Observing the concrete - driveway and sidewalks, he points out any major trip hazards. One of the COOL FEATURES this particular home had that my buyers and I liked was the double car garage door 🏠 front and back of the House. Well, the concrete slabs next to the garage floor sank quite a bit. The inspector pointed ➡️ ➡️ out how it happened over years and what the repair would involve. I asked the inspector, "just give us a rough estimate on what he thought the repair could cost". After listening to the inspector review my clients felt at ease and confident to move forward.
Luckily in this housing market 🏠, with this particular sale - the seller wasn’t selling the home as is and even offered my clients a 1 year home warranty. The only thing that came up on my buyers building inspection that they had a concern with was an issue with electrical. This home was built in 1968 and had aluminum wiring which many homes did in the 1960’s and 70’s due to the cost of copper wiring. That wasn’t the issue but there was a 14 gauge wire that needed repair for safety issues.
In most cases the seller will do repairs due to safety issues. Especially in our situation it was a minor cost. Even though the house was Well-Cared for the home had a list of items that came up on the inspection that needed attention. But they were small and minor and expected from a house this old. So the punch list on the inspection is becoming my buyers to do list as they live in the home.
After a great deal of time inspecting the house from the roof and attic all the way to the basement cracks. Which the sellers made very visible exposing the repairs to their foundation.
My buyers felt secure and confident 😄 after their inspection and excited to Move In!!
Always feel free to reach out ☎️ 📧 💻
And stay safe,