Well, I like watching Homes' show, but he has a very jaded view of everybody in that book. I was pretty disappointed with it.
Yeah, an inspector could be leaving things out to make sure the realtor gets the sale. But what if the house then turns out to be bad? I know my realtor did such a good job with me he still gets referals from me, and I know at least two other people who have used him to buy their house. If he was using a bad inspector, he could lose that business.
For me, by using the inspector my realtor recommended, I was able to set an appointment with them both, and my realtor and I went through the house with the inspector. So not only did my house get inspected, I also got some first hand knowledge about how some things worked in my house. (Like how to maintain the jetted tub- for example.)
I have to agree with Windsor; if you don't trust the realtor that much, get a new realtor.
I would say though that I wouldn't use the seller's recommened inspector.
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