so I fell in love with a house in Pittsburgh...actually fell in love with a few
First house was a money pit you can only see in a movie ...
but then came along a house I deemed perfect. Ah yes said the realtor perfect?
what looks perfect is not always so
Our real estate buying agent says "So you want to find out all the things wrong with the house before or after the closing"?
yeah think about it ...you want to know before
yes indeed you do
who wants a house filled with non working pipes? perhaps some rusted out leaking broken pipes? Some hidden mold? Hidden leaks? Foundation issues? Toilets that don't flush? Windows that don't open? throw in a little knob n Tube for good measure. How about a roof thats on its last weeks of service?
This is why no matter how much you love a house you need a certified inspector and not your brother's friend ...but someone legit that will walk you through all the things that they might find wrong
Kelly showed up on time, actually he was there a few minutes early. Kelly will not miss a thing because he is so thorough. He is a home inspector his only job; so he tells it like it is. He isn't there to sell you anything other then give you the honest truth.
Great thing about being there when the inspection is taking place Kelly will show you and explain what he sees. Even this teeny tiny crack in the panel of the heat system
You don't have to be there because they sent a full (50 pages) of pictures and information about the house.
Looks can be deceiving when it comes to a house ...you need to know this going in
I kid you not had to back out of a different house that needed over 150k of work (and that still would not have covered everything )
at a cost of just over $550 this was money well spent. I am going into my new house with eyes wide open.