A home inspector is more important than ever if you’re shopping for a new home right now. One of the unexpected effects of the pandemic is a hot seller’s market for real estate. After spending months in lockdown and working from home, many people realized that their current space didn’t work for them and began shopping for a new home. Further complicating matters, new home construction has been delayed due to pandemic-related disruptions in the building materials industry. These delays have driven the prices of new homes up, making the market for existing homes even tighter. As an potential home buyer, you may be tempted to skip a home inspection in order to close the deal sooner. Don’t do it! A home is a huge investment, and a home inspector can help you make sure that you are getting your money’s worth. Dru Gordon of Gordon & Associates is an ASHI-certified home inspector offering services in the Greater Kansas City Metro area and Johnson County, Kansas.
Why do you need a home inspector? You wouldn’t buy a car without looking under the hood and checking out all of the features offered. Likewise, before investing your hard-earned cash in a new property, you want to be sure that what you are being told by the seller is accurate, and that no unexpected issues are going to crop up after the sale is finalized. A home inspection is affordable and only takes a few hours. The home inspector will examine the condition of these systems:
- Plumbing
- Electrical
- Heating
- Cooling
- Built in Appliances
- Foundation
- Roof
- Doors
- Windows
- Stairs
- Ceilings
- Walls
- Fireplaces
- Decks
Although laws in both Kansas and Missouri require sellers or their agents to disclose any material defects in a home offered for sale, there may be major issues that the seller is not currently aware of. Knowing about such issues can prevent a buyer from purchasing a property that requires repairs well beyond their budget . The buyer may also want to make fixing those issues a condition of purchase in order to avoid expenses after the sale is finalized.
Even if you’re buying a newly-constructed home, you will want to have it inspected before purchase. Contractors sometimes make mistakes and cut corners to save money. View a sample new construction inspection report for some common examples. At Gordon & Associates we provide a thorough inspection and a written inspection report so that you can be sure all inspected systems are installed correctly and functioning properly before you buy.
If you’re shopping for a home in Kansas City, Johnson County or the surrounding areas, don’t let fear of losing out on a real estate transaction make you rush into something you may regret later. If you need a home inspector, contact Dru Gordon of Gordon & Associates. Call or text 913-207-2769 or fill out our online contact form to schedule an inspection. Someone will get back to you quickly.