Hire a Home Inspector
When buying a home, make sure to hire a qualified home inspector to check for risks, leaks, and more.
Years ago, home inspections were unheard of in residential real estate transactions. Instead, buyers simply relied on their own impressions of the home and the representations of the seller’s real estate agent. Today, the process is dramatically different. Most real estate purchase contracts give the buyer fairly broad rights to order one or more professional inspections of the home before completing the purchase.
The right to have inspections comes with the challenge of hiring diligent and competent inspectors. Finding the right peerson isn’t as easy as it may seem because in most states, just about anyone with an official-looking checklist and a flashlight can set up shop as a home inspector. The exception to this free-for-all is that special training is required to perform inspection or remediation work for such potentially hazardous materials as asbestos and lead-based paint.
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