looking for a good home inspector (houses, crawl space, buying)
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I've used Chris Hantis from A-Pro Home Inspection Services twice myself. He came out to do two inspections in Mineola for me, one of them on very short notice too.
how to determine a good home inspector before buying a house. Can the realtor recommeds?
Anyone can recommend an inspector.
1) The inspector must be registered and approved NYS. All must be able to provide you with a NYS Professional Lic. #. This way you know they are insured.
2) They should belong to a Home Inspection Assoc. like NAHI or ASHI.
3) Years experience and if its a full time occupation should be asked.
Also good is our very own Forum member, Rich, of KB Inspections!
I second that, Elke. Met Rich at an inspection for my buyers just this past Sunday (at 8 am!!). Very thorough, patient, knowledgeable and offered to come back when the hot water is turned on to test that system.
Years ago, when I was in Real Estate, a buyer of mine hired someone to do an inspection in January, then closed on the house. Not a week after closing he discovered that every pipe was broken, including the ones to the out door hot tub. His inspector had turned on the water to inspect everything, but not drained anything, nor told anyone he had left the water in the pipes - including to the hot tub on the deck - and he left the heat off. What a mess.
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