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First off, Wish I would have found this site before purchasing my first home. Great info and I will be sending me friends to this site.
Saying that, I closed on my house 2 weeks ago. I did not do a full inspection as I framed houses for years. I did pay an AC man to inspect the unit. My real estate agent referred the AC inspector, and also showed up 45 minutes late for the inspection. He gave a thumbs up. Told me it was a 2011 unit yadda yadda. First night with cold temps, no heat. Called him out again and he told me thermo was bad. Replaced that and it blew warm air for a few minutes. That night it blew warm air for a few minutes then cold air. We called out a 2nd AC guy who removed the panel to look at the electrical parts and they were fried. He informed me that no true AC guy could miss that and is willing to go to small claims to state that fact. The repairs to actually fix was 500ish and the inside unit needs to be replaced as its not the same as the outside unit (different seers)
Do I have any recourse against the inspector or the real estate agent who referred the inspector?
While it seems unlikely, it is also possible that on the particular day the inspection was completed the unit was fine. Two weeks later it no longer works. An inspection is good for a particular day. Things change.
Figured as much. Love the site. I couldve picked up so many pointers just reading through these posts. Time to just suck it up and move on. Thanks again.
Location: East of Seattle since 1992, 615' Elevation, Zone 8b - originally from SF Bay Area
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I take it there was no home warranty? Those are usually worth the money even on newer homes, because mechanical systems fail. We have usually gotten the seller to pay for it as part of the offer.
This wouldve been considered pre-existing as the unit is not the proper unit for the one outside. But no, I didnt even know about a home warranty like that unitl i read about them on here.
I have never had a good experience with home inspectors or realtors. Most of them have cozy relationships with each other, and their income depends on selling that house to you. If inspectors consistently disclose issues with a home, the realtors will no longer use them because they wont be able to sell the homes.
Location: Mokelumne Hill, CA & El Pescadero, BCS MX.
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Originally Posted by Bmachina
I have never had a good experience with home inspectors or realtors. Most of them have cozy relationships with each other, and their income depends on selling that house to you. If inspectors consistently disclose issues with a home, the realtors will no longer use them because they wont be able to sell the homes.
That's such a load of BS, it's hardly worth the time to refute.
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