I had a customer call me the other day and asked me what a standard home inspection would cost.
I told here $425 for a standard size house. See said “do you have a cheap inspection”
I told her you do not need a cheap inspection, you need a good inspection.
There are a lot of home inspection companies out there and some will do an inexpensive inspection for you ,but be careful, this is really a case of “you get what you pay for”
Most companies employ inspectors that do not have the experience or knowledge to give you a complete and unbaised inspection.This is how they are able to do “cheap inspections” and keep costs down.
Don’t be fooled!
A standard size house takes from 2 to 3/12 hours at the home and another 2 hours to write it up, that’s the minimum time.
There are even some pest control companies that will do both the pest control report and a home
Inspection for $500. How is this possible??
The real estate company thinks this is great, but the homeowner (you) that ordered the inspection does not realize they are being given a substandard inspeciton.
You need a pest control person to do his job and unbiased home inspector to do his, in that way
A good analytics of the property is achieved.
So, if you need a home inspection, be sure to hire someone who has the experience and knowledge to do a complete and unbaised one.
Jim Lobao
Lobao Construction