Should You Get A Jacksonville Home Inspection If You Are Buying Your Home As Is?

With the state of the market there are a lot of foreclosed homes, and short sales out there. There are also a lot of For Sale By Owner properties. Recently I have received multiple calls from people who have purchased a home that fits one of these descriptions. Why would they call me now? After living in these homes for a short period of time, they all noticed that something wasn't rite.

After purchasing the home it's a little late to find out what repairs are needed and negotiate the the sales price based on what repairs, or even more imprtant, walk away from a nightmare.

Every time I get one of these phone calls, I ask if they had an inspection. The answer is always a "NO", followed by a "But I wish I did".

Some of the resons for not having an inspection are:

FSBO: My friend or family owned the home and gave me a deal, so I didn't think I needed an inspection.

FORECLOSURE/ SHORT SALE: I was buying the home as is. The home didn't look to bad and I thought I could fix what I saw.

If you are buying a home regardless of whether you are buying as is or you a repair contingency, do yourself a favor and get it inspected. You don't want to end up holding the bag for a laundry list of repairs.

If you would like more information or to schedule an inspection, go to our website http://www.inspectjacksonville.com/, or call (904) 891-6309.