IMO Home Inspections are terrible value. They are not allowed to dig deep enough.
My inspector flagged potentially hazardous pot lights. He said that some of these require a can and some don't, but he can't tell which ones they actually are. Asked him to go up the attic but they are not allowed to lift the insulation to check. LOL.
Loved the pictures of a cracks in the sidewalk. Or the chipped paint on the garage door outside trim. Or the note on a broken garburator which was already disclosed anyways. Thanks tips.
One room colder than the other, well, get an hvac guy to give a better advice. Or wait for the sun to move.
Hot water? Run the tap, use a fancy thermometer. Voila, hot water is hot enough. Could be more or less hot depending on what the water heater is set to. Mind blowing information.
Moisture? Ya, get a heat map meter on amazon. Most of the time you won't need one anyways.
Furnace, water tank ? They can't tell anything of value. Check filter, little dirty. FURNACE SERVICE REQUIRED !!! Scary stuff when the wife reads it.
They can only tell you how old and what their expected life is. You can google that. Common sense stuff.
Foundation cracks ? Sure, anyone can see one from outside. But if the basement is developed, you are SOL.
Sub panel in the garage. Why? Can you tell me more about it? Advantage, disadvantage? - Sorry, you need to consult an electrician.
And if the inspector misses something major, well, they have a waiver. Not responsible.
Now please give me your $700.00
I've bought 4 houses. Only used an inspector once, on the 3rd house. Never again.
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