http://www.previewnaples.com/blog/2007/02/07/do-home-inspectors-really-kill-deals/ Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 02:35:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.previewnaples.com/blog/2007/02/07/do-home-inspectors-really-kill-deals/#comment-26 Jim Cosgrove Sat, 10 Feb 2007 02:20:01 +0000 http://www.naplesrealestatevoice.com/2007/02/07/do-home-inspectors-really-kill-deals/#comment-26 Mel, I agree that a good inspector is good for everyone, Buyer, Seller and the Broker(s) involved. But, beyond being good at finding the defects in a property a good inpsector is also a good communicator. I HAVE had a deal where first time homebuyers were scared out of buying a home by an inspector who blew problems out of proportion. That was 10 years ago and the folks that later wound up buying that home are still living there and quite happy with it. There also seems to be a trend now for builders to go into the inspection business and many of them don't so much as do an inspection but do an estimate. I think the home inspection business just like real estate brokerage has it's good and bad practioners. Mel, I agree that a good inspector is good for everyone, Buyer, Seller and the Broker(s) involved. But, beyond being good at finding the defects in a property a good inpsector is also a good communicator. I HAVE had a deal where first time homebuyers were scared out of buying a home by an inspector who blew problems out of proportion. That was 10 years ago and the folks that later wound up buying that home are still living there and quite happy with it. There also seems to be a trend now for builders to go into the inspection business and many of them don’t so much as do an inspection but do an estimate. I think the home inspection business just like real estate brokerage has it’s good and bad practioners.

]]> http://www.previewnaples.com/blog/2007/02/07/do-home-inspectors-really-kill-deals/#comment-24 Kathleen Kuhn Fri, 09 Feb 2007 14:26:47 +0000 http://www.naplesrealestatevoice.com/2007/02/07/do-home-inspectors-really-kill-deals/#comment-24 Thank you for your comments! As the President and CEO of HouseMaster, one of the largest providers of home inspections in the US and Canada, this argument has always left me feeling insulted for the many, many real estate professionals I have had the pleasure to work with over the years. For anyone to assume that there is a conflict when a real estate professional recommends a home inspector has to first assume the real estate professional doesn't want the home inspector to do a good job. I think that is a very insulting assumption. In today's legal climate, it is in everyone's best interest, seller, buyer, agents, to have all known defects on the table prior to closing. Thank you for your comments! As the President and CEO of HouseMaster, one of the largest providers of home inspections in the US and Canada, this argument has always left me feeling insulted for the many, many real estate professionals I have had the pleasure to work with over the years. For anyone to assume that there is a conflict when a real estate professional recommends a home inspector has to first assume the real estate professional doesn’t want the home inspector to do a good job. I think that is a very insulting assumption. In today’s legal climate, it is in everyone’s best interest, seller, buyer, agents, to have all known defects on the table prior to closing.

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