Introduction to Inspection Home Basics

Welcome to Inspection Home Basics!

I am here to help you with your real estate purchase, but I can only help you if you will make a commitment to help yourself. To that end, Inspection Home Basics is intended to help you resolve real estate problems—those noted in your property inspection report, those that happen in the daily course of owning property, those that a friend or relative asks you about, or any other problems or concerns at any time. Inspection Home Basics is an extensive library of material concerning real estate, most of it stored at Upscale Home Inspections. At any time in the future, you can return to Upscale Home Inspections to find information about all aspects of real estate, and your site-specific property inspection report includes a complimentary subscription to Upscale Home Inspections. Your property inspection report will arrive by email and will reference many parts of Inspection Home Basics.

Inspection Home Basics is designed to educate you about real estate and common conditions and problems concerning real estate, particularly in Georgia. It also contains various information related to property inspections, such as my standards of practice, code of ethics, legal disclosures, insurance disclosures, general information about homes, general safety and maintenance information, safety and maintenance tips and tricks, and reference information.

As stated in your service agreement, the purpose of the property inspection is to document the general, overall condition of the structure and to identify major defects that are present and visible at the time of the inspection. The property inspection itself is essentially visual and abides by generally accepted standards of practice within the property inspection industry. To that end, your property inspection report will not be comprehensive—it is not the purpose of the property inspection to compile a complete, definitive, or exhaustive list of items that need repair. Although some minor flaws and cosmetic defects might be noted in your report, a list of the minor flaws and cosmetic defects noted should not be considered a complete, definitive, or exhaustive list, and should not be relied upon as such.

Occasionally I will recommend further evaluation by licensed specialists, the most common of which are electricians, plumbers, roofing contractors, heating and cooling technicians, pest control professionals, and engineers. Because I am trying to help you protect your investment in your property, I ask only that you give serious consideration to employing those specialists when I recommend them. Notwithstanding any contingencies relating to time, escrow, loans, and purchase contracts, I do not condone trying to save a few hundred dollars by foregoing additional inspections and advice from recommended specialists. Please consult with your Realtor for options available to you under the terms of your purchase contract and any loan applications.

I highly recommend that you read the complete property inspection report before close of escrow and contact me if you have any questions or concerns, or if anything is not completely clear to you. Again, I am here to help you, but I can’t do that if you don’t ask questions.

If you have any questions about anything, simply contact me.

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