The most important qualification to look for is the number years the individual has been a Home Inspector. Caution: Home Inspectors will claim to have many years of experience, but they include experience in a trade or experience as a contractor. Experience in a trade or as a contractor, while it may help in one aspect of the job, this experience will not make them a better at Home Inspection in general. The second most important qualification to look for is education and depth of knowledge about Standard Practices contained in the State Building Code. Code certifications, and the more they have the better, are the best way to determine if a Home Inspector really knows what a "latent" defect is. These "latent" defects are defects that are not obvious to an untrained eye, but can be important to your safety, and pocketbook, when buying a home. This is the reason people hire a home inspector in the first place- to find the defects that a casual inspection doesn'
All home inspectors are trained to find defects and the good ones find more than the newer, less experienced ones. So expect a home inspector to find things wrong with every house if they are doing their job for their client. I tell people that there are no perfect houses. Houses built by imperfect people in an imperfect world, add weather, age and normal decay; can't possibly be perfect. So what can a Seller or Real Estate agent do to improve their odds of "Passing" the home inspection? Following is my list of things that can help expedite your home selling process with regard to passing the biggest hurdle: the home inspection. 1. De-clutter and clean your home as much as possible. Make sure all Attic and Crawlspace cavities are "readily accessible". 2. Fix the things you have put off fixing. The less issues found by the inspector, the better your home looks to a prospective buyer. 3. Make sure all appliances and fireplaces op