Robert Cross, Cross Home Inspections, LLC

Why Do You Need a Home Inspection When Buying a Home?

When we fall in love with someone, many times we don’t see flaws.  Falling in love with a potential home can cause the same problem—we love the paint color, the beautiful floors or landscaping.  A home inspector brings us back to reality and reports on the flaws we might have missed such as leaky water pipes or foundation issues.

Whether you are buying a home to live in or to renovate and sell, Inspectors can save you from making a purchase that could cost you thousands after closing—foundation cracks, roof repair or replacement or faulty air conditioning.  Most folks don’t mind spending money on window treatments, but do mind paying for repairs they did not expect.  And if you are buying real estate as an investment, every cost to repair eats into your profit.

For a few hundred dollars, it is absolutely worth the investment to learn about the flaws—you may even get a lower purchase price or have the seller do the repairs.