Do the Right Thing--For Your Protection-Get a Home Inspection

Home Buying 101--Definitely get the home inspection.  Sure, you--the buyer--pay for the home Inspection, but that makes total sense so that you are the party who chooses your inspector.  The price of Inspections vary with the size of the house, whether or not it has a pool, a septic system, etc.  The price also varies with the market area. 

In the Lake Conroe, Huntsville, Lake Livingston, TX market areas, inspections start at about $250.00.  Again, depending on the size of the home and amenities, the price fluctuates.  Be sure you have at least 2-3 or more Inspectors from which to choose.  Call them, ask questions.  No question is too small or inconsequential.  Within 48 hours, you should have in your possession a written inspection report.

Here are some questions to ask from HUD.gov:  Click here for the full document

Be sure your inspector is licensed with the proper licensing entity--in Texas it is TREC (Texas Real Estate Commission) and be sure the inspector comes highly recommended.    Ask your Realtor.  Your Buyers Representative--Your Realtor-- is committed to you having a positive home buying experience.  And on this note, be sure your agent is a Realtor.  A Realtor is different from a real estate agent in that a Realtor is held to a Code of Ethics which ensures that your agent is accountable to the Local, State and National Aassociation of Realtors. 

Back to the Inspection.  The house may look great-but you want to see what is not obvious--latent defects.  "Latent defects" are those defects you cannot necessarily see. So, do the right thing:  For Your Protection--Get a Home Inspection.  They did!  And these doctors look pretty happy