Inspect Your Roof
When people are
buying a home,
especially first
time home
buyers, they
often get caught
up in an
overwhelming
whirlwind of
emotion and in
the excitement
of anticipation
of home
ownership often
overlook the
need for
property
inspection. It
costs a couple
hundred dollars
to get a
professional
property
inspection but
it may well be
worth the money.
An intelligent
way to write a
purchase offer
is with a clause
that says:
“This offer
subject to
professional
property
inspection
acceptable to
buyer”
Having been in
the real estate
and mortgage
business for a
number of years,
I know that most
people who read
this advice will
not act on it.
Nope, people
will do what
people will do.
Knowing that, I
have a tip to
give you that,
if you don’t
use, makes you a
pretty foolish
person and it is
this:
Write all your
offers on home
with the
following
clause:
“This offer
subject to roof
inspection
acceptable to
buyer”
Besides the
foundation, The
roof is one of
the most
expensive repair
jobs a home may
require and the
roof is often
the most
overlooked part
of a home,
especially
important on
older existing
housing. But the
key to a roof
inspection is
they can be
free! How you
ask? Simple,
write your offer
as indicated
above and then
call three (3)
roofing
companies and
ask them if they
do free roof
inspections.
Most companies
will because
their
competitors will
and in order to
get business,
they will check
out your roof
for free. If you
have difficulty
with a roofing
company, try a
few more. You
see, when a
roofing company
comes out to the
house they are
looking for
problems because
roofing problems
make them money.
You don’t have
to tell them you
are
contemplating
buying the home
although it
would not
necessarily hurt
your cause if
you did. The
other option is
that you get on
a tall ladder,
climb on the
roof yourself
and check it out
(risking a
possible fall,
possible
extensive injury
or death). It is
safer to use the
roofing company,
right?
In the event
that your area
is unique and
roofing
companies won’t
inspect your
roof for free,
if the price is
right, it may be
worth your time.
This same free
inspection angle
will also work
by getting
inspections and
free estimates
on the
foundation, the
HVAC and any
other area of
the home. The
key: make a few
phone calls to
businesses in
your area to see
what their
inspection
policies are,
whether they are
free or there is
a small fee.
Just play stupid
and ask
questions. This
will save you
the cost of a
professional
home inspection
AND for the
things that ARE
found deficient
with the home,
the free
estimates can be
used as
bargaining chips
to reduce the
selling price of
the home, pretty
cool, right?
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Copyright © 2006
James W. Hart,
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