You are about to spend thousands of dollars purchasing a new home. Every home purchase is a major gamble, a gamble with your money, your future. To help reduce the risk, you need a home inspection.
If someone tries to talk you out of a professional home inspection, you better ask why! What do they lose or gain by your decision?
Possible Resource People
You will find a significant number of people
interested in your home purchase. As well as the vendor and the real estate people, most likely your familiy and friends will also
take an interest in the home you are about to purchase.
What may surprise you is why each are interested and what input they wish to
have in your purchase
1. Your Real Estate Selling Agent
Speciality:
selling real estate guiding clients through the real estate buying/selling processInspection Procedure:
walk through
vendor's disclosure formHow Reimbursed:
~ 1.5% of selling price (the higher the selling price, the greater the commission)
-paid indirectly by the purchaser
only makes money if the home is sold (purchased)
-usually more than $1000.00
sometimes may act as both selling and listing agent for double commission
2. Your Real Estate Listing Agent
Speciality:
selling real estate guiding clients through the real estate buying/selling processInspection Procedure:
walk through
vendor's disclosure formHow Reimbursed:
~ 1.5% of selling price (the higher the selling price, the greater the commission)
-paidindirectly by the purchaser
only makes money if the home is sold (purchased)
-usually more than $1000.00
sometimes may act as both listing and selling agent for double commission
