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Interviewing a home inspector - what questions should a home buyer ask? Helpful information for Macomb County MI home buyers

Home inspector on roof during a Macomb County MI home inspectionOne of the things that I'm asked by home buyers is "Can you recommend a home inspector".   Of course I can, I can recommend several Macomb County MI home inspectors.   I do like my home buyers to choose the inspectors themselves though after speaking with several and interviewing them.

A young first time home buyer in my area (Macomb County MI) asked me if I had a list of questions that I thought would be helpful to ask the inspectors as she called them.  I drew up a list for her and sent them to her, and she used this simple questionnaire to help her decide upon which inspector to hire:

  • Are you insured?

  • Do you bring a ladder and walk the roof?

  • Do you have a carbon monoxide gas detection meter?

  • Do you check each electrical outlet or a sampling from each room?

  • Do you climb into the attic?

  • Do you test each appliance that is staying with the home?

This was a very simple set of questions that she could ask the home inspectors that she talked with, but it gave her a good sense of how each inspector conducted their business.   I had not thought to have something like this as part of my buyers package of information and her question to me really made me put my thinking cap on.

Have you any questions to add that you feel a home buyer should ask a home inspector while they are interviewing them for the important job of evaluating the condition of their home?



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