What is a Vancouver Home Inspection?
At Core Property Inspections, your Vancouver home inspection specialists, we often get asked what is a home inspection and why is it important. Many people have different ideas of what a Vancouver home inspection should entail based on the information they may want.
Vancouver Home Inspectors
There are guidelines that say what a Vancouver home inspector should do, and what one shouldn’t do. Here is a very general definition I’ve come up with:
A home inspection is an unbiased visual examination of the physical condition of a property at a point in time.
Noticed how I underlined the keyword visual examination, meaning that at the end of the day, a home inspector is limited to what they can see. Sure there may be lots of fancy equipment that helps with this, such as infrared cameras, or moisture meters, but equipment can be fooled. This is why you see many home inspectors recommending something be further investigated rather than coming to a hard conclusion.
Why is a Vancouver Home Inspection Important?
A home inspection is important to obtain detailed information about the property. By far the most common reason is a potential buyer wants information about a property so they can make an informed decision on if they should proceed or not. And what possible fixes or upgrades will be needed for the property.
Recommendation for improvement – If you are looking for some recommendations to improve a property, and bring it up more to modern standards, a home inspection will help.
Document what it looks like – You may view a property on a given day, but if you want to document what it looks like, best to get a home inspector. Home inspectors take hundreds of pictures of properties in general. You wouldn’t want to move into a place, and find a hole in the ceiling that wasn’t there before.
Liability Protection – At the end of the day home inspectors are covered by their insurance. Not to say that something would go wrong, but it’s always nice to know that there is a recommendation to care for a component from an expert.
Why hire a Vancouver Home Inspector?
Core Property Inspections, owner and lead inspector Aaron Bosch has completed over 7500 home inspections, and he is well-reviewed for his extensive knowledge and friendly service. A well-experienced home inspector has seen hundreds of properties a year. This gives us an insight into what we should be looking for in a property. For example, for a 1975 property, you would need to be aware of solid aluminum wiring.
Based on this experience, home inspectors can best advise what steps you will need to take to better prepare a property to live in.
For the industry, consumer protection is the regulating body that gives Home Inspectors their licenses. To get a license, you must have the proper insurance in place for the industry.
Home Inspections should be done by the trusted professionals
There are many others that may know a lot of information on properties and may be able to help with home inspections. However, when it comes to a big important decision for buying and selling real estate, we always recommend having home inspections done by trusted professionals. Even if others may have some knowledge, they do not have the licensing or experience to help you gain all the important details to make your big real estate decision.
The result of not using an experienced and licensed home inspection professional could cost you significant time, money and stress. Here are some examples of other people that may be suggested to you to complete your home inspection:
Contractors – While good contractors are definitely skilled and do possess a lot of knowledge about construction, the reality is they are not insured to conduct the work of a home inspector and do not carry license numbers issued by consumer protection. Well, what does this mean? Well, it means they do not produce a report, and if they are wrong about something, there is no insurance backing their words.
Family Members – I see many people bring family members that are quite knowledgeable in building science. And while this may be, the same as above, what if something was to go wrong? Would it be a very awkward conversation around family events such as Christmas? Will it deteriorate the relationship with the family? I’ve seen both scenarios happen before
Realtors – I figure this one is an obvious one, but apart from the issues about insurance, having your realtor do the inspection for you screams a conflict of interest.
Yourself – Some buyers try and do their own inspection to save cost And while I’m all for being thrifty, sometimes it can be dangerous when the cost savings may put at risk an investment you are making in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Invest in an experienced Home Inspector to help you make big decisions with ease.
Aaron exceeded our expectations with his detailed quality work and inspection report. Aaron is punctual, professional and very experienced which provides confidence for any buyer looking to make a significant purchase in real estate. I highly recommend Aaron and thankful for his work with our recent purchase!
CC
Good home inspectors see hundreds of properties a year, and will know what to look for, sometimes before even stepping foot in the property! Core Property Inspections is your trusted Vancouver Home Inspectors.