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| Wow ok hot topic. Just to clarify, we aren't seriously considering buying without the inspection. I guess I should have clarified that. The question has been posed to use serveral times. We know quite a few people who bought without and haven't had any major issues. I'm told that 20 years ago, it wasn't common at all to get a home inspection. The only reason that we would even toy with the idea is because the home is not very old, was owned by a decent contractor and we're both handy people. Also, my parents have built three houses (I helped with 2 of them) and my Dad is an electrician. What stops me from seriously considering not getting a home inspection is the unseen factors (mold, asbestoes, covered up leaks...), just as all of you have pointed out. It scares me is that even though the inspector is so thorough, there is no guarantee and there will certainly be things missed or unforseen things happen. Glad I posed the question here though! Lots of good responeses and points!
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KSG09 (7/23/2008)
Wow ok hot topic. Just to clarify, we aren't seriously considering buying without the inspection. I guess I should have clarified that. The question has been posed to use serveral times. We know quite a few people who bought without and haven't had any major issues. I'm told that 20 years ago, it wasn't common at all to get a home inspection. The only reason that we would even toy with the idea is because the home is not very old, was owned by a decent contractor and we're both handy people. Also, my parents have built three houses (I helped with 2 of them) and my Dad is an electrician. What stops me from seriously considering not getting a home inspection is the unseen factors (mold, asbestoes, covered up leaks...), just as all of you have pointed out. It scares me is that even though the inspector is so thorough, there is no guarantee and there will certainly be things missed or unforseen things happen. Glad I posed the question here though! Lots of good responeses and points! I don't think age matters, even brand new houses can have problems
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It's true, 20 years ago it was actually NOT the norm to get a home inspection. I've owned 8 houses and have never had one, but have always been thorough in looking over a home before buying. I've sold 7 houses and only one purchaser ever had any of those houses inspected and that was in 1990.
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We didn't do an inspection as we did a private sale and the seller wanted to move quickly. However, our neighbor and good family friend in a general contractor so he was able to give us a lot of advice!!
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sweetpea61 (7/23/2008)
It's true, 20 years ago it was actually NOT the norm to get a home inspection. One of the websites I was looking at said they expected home inspections to increase by 40% within a certain amount of time (which I can't recall off the top fo my head), so obviously not everyone is doing it already. Though I do agree that it's probably a wise choice
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sarahandrob2010 (7/24/2008)
sweetpea61 (7/23/2008)
It's true, 20 years ago it was actually NOT the norm to get a home inspection. One of the websites I was looking at said they expected home inspections to increase by 40% within a certain amount of time (which I can't recall off the top fo my head), so obviously not everyone is doing it already. Though I do agree that it's probably a wise choice That's interesting, I thought it was becoming the norm these days and I do agree, if you don't know what to look for, it would definitely be a wise choice - this is probably the single biggest investment you will make and it will be your home, so it would be money well spent.
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