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Old 02-21-2011, 10:35 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by phoenix View Post
i do think as a buyer you should get an inspection but having done both( buying and selling) what started out as an inspection to see hidden or major flaws that a buyer needed to know has moved to a detailed list of everything including minor stuff that no one would worry about so it becomes a second negogiation ( appraisals have now become a third) and at times can scare a buyer away for the wrong reason . Inspectors can be very competent but now feel if they don't find a lot of stuff or don't identify every little thing they will get sued.
Well . . . . . . .

Read the Disclaimer from any Home Inspector. The fine print will hold that the home inspector is harmless in just about all legal situations.

But I still recommend a home inspection.
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