Jason Beam
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I seem to recall seeing some folks mention home inspections on here from time to time and thought I'd see if I could pick your brains if I may
My wife and I have decided to buy our first home. We've found the place and we're going to begin the roller coaster ride tomorrow. I know I'm going to need to find a home inspector and want to start researching what to look for. Anyone have any pointers? What sort of questions should I ask?
I'd like to be there with them and sorta follow 'em around while they conduct their work. I could understand that being kind of annoying to some folks, but I'm really concerned and want to keep myself exposed to every chance to ask questions and learn something. Are inspectors open to that kinda thing?
As you can probably tell I'm a bit nervous about this whole thing and want to be sure I'm as informed as possible. My hope is that I'll find a guy who's got nothing but time and a willingness to inform me of every little detail. I'm a detail kinda person and love all the micro-knowledge I can get my hands on.
What isn't an inspector going to look at? Are there areas that they just won't go digging into? I understand they can't see inside the walls and that kind of thing, but what about big stuff like foundations, framing, electrical, plumbing, gas, hvac, sewage?? Will the be able to tell if there's asbestos? How about lead paint? Radon?
So many questions ... I don't know if some of my questions are things I just shouldn't worry about so much or if it's good that I'm concerned about obscure tings...
Sorry for the bombardment - any info ya'll can offer is much appreciated... I've never done this before so I'm probably panicking ...
Thanks!
My wife and I have decided to buy our first home. We've found the place and we're going to begin the roller coaster ride tomorrow. I know I'm going to need to find a home inspector and want to start researching what to look for. Anyone have any pointers? What sort of questions should I ask?
I'd like to be there with them and sorta follow 'em around while they conduct their work. I could understand that being kind of annoying to some folks, but I'm really concerned and want to keep myself exposed to every chance to ask questions and learn something. Are inspectors open to that kinda thing?
As you can probably tell I'm a bit nervous about this whole thing and want to be sure I'm as informed as possible. My hope is that I'll find a guy who's got nothing but time and a willingness to inform me of every little detail. I'm a detail kinda person and love all the micro-knowledge I can get my hands on.
What isn't an inspector going to look at? Are there areas that they just won't go digging into? I understand they can't see inside the walls and that kind of thing, but what about big stuff like foundations, framing, electrical, plumbing, gas, hvac, sewage?? Will the be able to tell if there's asbestos? How about lead paint? Radon?
So many questions ... I don't know if some of my questions are things I just shouldn't worry about so much or if it's good that I'm concerned about obscure tings...
Sorry for the bombardment - any info ya'll can offer is much appreciated... I've never done this before so I'm probably panicking ...
Thanks!