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| FH and I have been looking at homes with a realtor lately. We had put an offer in on one and it was accepted, conditional on home inspection. After the inspection, we just turned it down flat. It needed too many big things right away (like a new roof IMMEDIATLY). I was wondering what everyone else's experience was like with their home inspection. We got thrown off by a lot of the little things too. We're now considering a house that needs a lot of cosmetic repair, but has a new roof, newer furnace etc etc. Did anyone buy without a home inspection? What are your thoughts here?
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| Personally I think you would be stupid to buy without having an inspection. You see many horror stories of people who did. Here's our reasons we were glad we got them: House #1 - The house had been lifted and they used wood, the wood was rotting and the house would fall down. It would be $20,000 to fix........ House #2 - Needed a new $20,000 septic system that there might not be enough land for now. Foudation cracks costing $5000, new facia on the roof $3000........and so on............ Inspections are important and worth the money! Also make sure you get someone good. For house #1 a different buyer had one done and didn't find the problem with the wood
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| In parts of 2006 and 2007, the housing market was so crazy here in Edmonton that some people were buying houses with NO conditions at all. So no inspections. A lot of people were burned by hidden problems. The worst one I heard was a house that was sold for over $300 000, and was then declared condemed due to toxic mold. There was nothing the buyers could do about it, since they hadn't done an inspection. I agree with the PP, it would be silly to not do an inspection. Too many things that can go unnoticed that could cause serious problems and lots of $$$$ to fix.
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KSG09 (7/22/2008)
FH and I have been looking at homes with a realtor lately. We had put an offer in on one and it was accepted, conditional on home inspection. After the inspection, we just turned it down flat. It needed too many big things right away (like a new roof IMMEDIATLY). I was wondering what everyone else's experience was like with their home inspection. We got thrown off by a lot of the little things too. We're now considering a house that needs a lot of cosmetic repair, but has a new roof, newer furnace etc etc. Did anyone buy without a home inspection? What are your thoughts here? Anyone buying without a home inspection is a, let's try to put this lightly, a little daft. I would pay between $300 - $800 to have an inspection done so I know if the place is worth purchasing and for bargaining power. If this place you are looking at needs a new roof you can always put in an offer for about $30,000 less than your original offer to cover the cost of a new roof.
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Our house was only 5 years old when we bought...so...we werent expecting to find anything major in our home inspection....but..i would say anyone buying a home should have one done..i mean..whats 300 bucks for something that cost you hundreds of thousands of dollars? our house passed with flying colours but our home inspector was amazing and gave us some great advice on how to extend the life of our house...because the house was new..a lot was still done by the builder so he showed us how to extend a few drains and stuff and help with runoff to protect our foundation...that the builder wouldnt care about...as a new homeowner he also showed us things in our house we would need to know....about the circuits and breakers and our filters for the house and stuff...it was pretty cool!! we learned a lot..
Chulie~Countdown to November 1,st 2008~
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I would never even consider buying without an inspection. Houses can look fine from the outside but who knows what is happening in the walls, underground or on the roof??
Sarah and Shawn 08.01.09
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SofaQueen (7/22/2008)
KSG09 (7/22/2008)
FH and I have been looking at homes with a realtor lately. We had put an offer in on one and it was accepted, conditional on home inspection. After the inspection, we just turned it down flat. It needed too many big things right away (like a new roof IMMEDIATLY). I was wondering what everyone else's experience was like with their home inspection. We got thrown off by a lot of the little things too. We're now considering a house that needs a lot of cosmetic repair, but has a new roof, newer furnace etc etc. Did anyone buy without a home inspection? What are your thoughts here? Anyone buying without a home inspection is a, let's try to put this lightly, a little daft. I would pay between $300 - $800 to have an inspection done so I know if the place is worth purchasing and for bargaining power. If this place you are looking at needs a new roof you can always put in an offer for about $30,000 less than your original offer to cover the cost of a new roof. You really love to insult people dont you??????? do you know how to post without putting people down so harshly????? i did have a home inspection soo...your comment doesnt apply to me but...i just cant help but notice you love to sling the insults at people in your posts...does using really negative words to describe people help you feel better????
Chulie ~Countdown to November 1,st 2008~
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