How To Find A Home Inspector
Whether you’re buying a home in Cresskill, Tenafly, Teaneck, Englewood or anywhere else in Bergen County, you need to do a home inspection. Once Attorney Review is completed and you have a firm purchase contract on your new home, often the next step is to do the home inspection. How to find a home inspector is often a big concern.
This is because this is when you are normally told to find one. As a result, you start to focus on finding a home inspector now. And for most people they find a home inspector in a matter of minutes which really doesn’t make a lot of sense.
Consider this: Didn’t you spend a lot of time doing research on the market and looking at a variety of locations? Let’s say the home you picked is in Bergenfield. Didn’t you also spend time looking at homes in Englewood, Teaneck, Dumont, Bogota and perhaps further out in Bergen County like Fair Lawn and Waldwick where pricing is similar?
Amazingly enough, most people spend hardly any time at all in finding their home inspector. Just a few minutes on the web and that’s it. I tell my buyers to get ready early on. Don’t wait until you’ve found your house to find the right professionals you need and that includes a home inspector.
The State of New Jersey licenses home inspectors. If someone gives you a recommendation, you can go to the State of NJ Divison of Consumer Affairs to verify that the person recommended is licensed. A great resource is the American Society of Home Inspectors and HUD has it’s own top 10 list of questions to ask the inspectors you investigate. Another idea is to consult with your attorney and, of course, your real estate agent can suggest home inspectors too.
When you buy a house the home inspection is one of the major parts of the home buying process. Spend the time to do the research you need to get the right home inspector for you.
I hope this article has helped teach you how to find a home inspector the right way. Feel free to call me at 201-741-8490 for questions or recommendations.
