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Re:Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commis... by freedomben on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @09:21PM (#18927741)
Yes but such a crap shoot. And you'll easily spend $500 paying for one. Best advice I ever got was to just hire a general contractor to do it for roughly the same price. They find way more stuff and generally know the codes better. I've had inspectors miss huge structural problems that destroyed me later.
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Re:Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commis... by ams6110 on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @11:06PM (#18928291)
You may hit a roadblock as the sales contract may require that any inspection be performed by a "licensed home inspector" not a general contractor. Its just another siphon in the residential real estate pipeline.
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Re:Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commis... by dsfyu404ed on Thursday January 17, 2019 @08:43AM (#18930667)
Many GCs are licensed home inspectors because they give free estimates all day so they may as well get paid for a few of them. A lot of people buy homes then immediately get work done and if you're not an obvious scumbag the fact that you've already conducted one transaction with the new owner will not hurt you.
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Re:Zillow CEO: startups trying to disrupt real estate commis... by paulie_a on Thursday January 17, 2019 @01:22PM (#18933104)
That is just made part of the offer. Take it or leave it.
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