You must remember that buying a home is probably the most expensive purchase you will ever make. This is no time to shop for a cheap inspection. The cost of a home inspection is very small relative to the value of the home being inspected. The additional cost of hiring an inspector is almost insignificant by comparison.
The home inspector’s job is to provide a general, overall inspection of the home. We can consider ourselves similar to a general medical practitioner, as they would find something wrong with a patient and then send him/her to a specialist. The specialist in this case would be an electrician, plumber, roofing contractor, HVAC contractor, engineer and so forth.
You could always opt out of a traditional inspection and bring in all the expert trades to inspect your potential property, but the cost would be ridiculous! You would end up spending well over a $1000 to do this. This is why the home inspection industry exists, for a much lower fee you bring in one person who has a general knowledge of all.
You also want to make sure your home inspector is well qualified and really does know what they are doing. Do yourself a favour and pay a little more for the quality inspection you deserve. Our prices vary for each property we inspect, don't be fooled by inexperienced inspectors offering cheap inspections. True professionals take their job seriously and amateurs DO NOT! Like most things in life, you pay for what you get!
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