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Why You Should Have Your Home Inspected by a Professional
The purchase of a home is an emotional experience and it may not be easy
to be objective about it. Even if you are very familiar with construction, electrical,
plumbing and other trades, etc. it is not likely that you will be objective about the
condition of the home. You will see the beautiful back yard, or the beamed ceiling in
the living room, or be thrilled to have a wood burning fireplace, but you may not
notice antiquated and hazardous electrical wiring, water and drain pipes that are at
the end of their service life, structural defects or termite infestation, or any of the
hundreds of problems we have disclosed in homes that have been inspected by
Meyers Home Inspections.
You are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for the home. A home
inspection costs a small fraction of the price of the home. I know people that
have used automobiles inspected by mechanics before they buy. The mechanics
charge about $100.00 for this service. The car may cost $10,000.00. The mechanic's
fee is about 1% of the cost of the car for the inspection. The fee Meyers Home
Inspections charges for a home inspection is typically $595.00 for a 4 bedroom/ 2.5
bathroom home. If the home costs $595,000, then our fee is only one tenth of one
percent (0.1%) of the price of the home. Your Realtor will charge the homeowner 5%
or 6% of the price to sell the home, and that amounts to about $25,000 commission,
which increases your cost indirectly. As you can see, our home inspection fee is very
inexpensive relative to the other costs involved.
Homes can be dangerous. When a home inspection is done by Meyers Home
Inspections our first concern is disclosing potential safety hazards, and then
the condition of the structure, electrical, plumbing, roof etc. Did you know that most
decks and stairs that we inspect have safety issues? Did you know that most of the
older homes we inspect have electrical hazards created by modifications or additions
done by unqualified persons? Did you know that many older homes have furnaces
that are so old that it is likely that they can be lethal? Did you know that chimneys,
especially in older homes, usually have internal defects that can result in fires or
carbon monoxide poisoning? We look for all of these potential safety hazards and
more when we do an inspection.
You should shop for a home inspector the same way you would choose any
other professional that you will be trusting with your welfare. Just as in any
profession, prices range from too low to be trusted, to unreasonably high. Generally
speaking, you get what you pay for. Experienced highly qualified home inspectors
command higher prices than less qualified or less experienced inspectors. Home
inspectors that provide narrative reports rather than check list reports charge more
because it takes time to properly prepare the report. In today's market in Northern
New Jersey, the price for a home inspection ranges from about $375.00 to $1000.00
for a typical home costing between $300,000. and $1,000,000. Our price falls in the
upper middle of this range, but is very good value since we are highly qualified with
more than 20 years of experience,we provide detailed narrative reports with color
pictures,
You need an objective home inspection report done by a professional such
as Ron Meyers or Dan Meyers of Meyers Home Inspections. If the home
inspection report discloses material defects in the home that you were not aware of
when you made the initial purchase offer, then you may be able to negotiate the
price of the home downward to allow for repairs or replacements. If the furnace
needs to be replaced it would cost about $3500.00, If the roof needs replacement it
may cost $6000.00. Compare these costs that you may partly or completely recover
in the negotiation process with the cost of the home inspection, and you will realize
that a home inspection may save you a lot of money.
The purchase of a home is an emotional experience and it may not be easy
to be objective about it. Even if you are very familiar with construction, electrical,
plumbing and other trades, etc. it is not likely that you will be objective about the
condition of the home. You will see the beautiful back yard, or the beamed ceiling in
the living room, or be thrilled to have a wood burning fireplace, but you may not
notice antiquated and hazardous electrical wiring, water and drain pipes that are at
the end of their service life, structural defects or termite infestation, or any of the
hundreds of problems we have disclosed in homes that have been inspected by
Meyers Home Inspections.
You are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars for the home. A home
inspection costs a small fraction of the price of the home. I know people that
have used automobiles inspected by mechanics before they buy. The mechanics
charge about $100.00 for this service. The car may cost $10,000.00. The mechanic's
fee is about 1% of the cost of the car for the inspection. The fee Meyers Home
Inspections charges for a home inspection is typically $595.00 for a 4 bedroom/ 2.5
bathroom home. If the home costs $595,000, then our fee is only one tenth of one
percent (0.1%) of the price of the home. Your Realtor will charge the homeowner 5%
or 6% of the price to sell the home, and that amounts to about $25,000 commission,
which increases your cost indirectly. As you can see, our home inspection fee is very
inexpensive relative to the other costs involved.
Homes can be dangerous. When a home inspection is done by Meyers Home
Inspections our first concern is disclosing potential safety hazards, and then
the condition of the structure, electrical, plumbing, roof etc. Did you know that most
decks and stairs that we inspect have safety issues? Did you know that most of the
older homes we inspect have electrical hazards created by modifications or additions
done by unqualified persons? Did you know that many older homes have furnaces
that are so old that it is likely that they can be lethal? Did you know that chimneys,
especially in older homes, usually have internal defects that can result in fires or
carbon monoxide poisoning? We look for all of these potential safety hazards and
more when we do an inspection.
You should shop for a home inspector the same way you would choose any
other professional that you will be trusting with your welfare. Just as in any
profession, prices range from too low to be trusted, to unreasonably high. Generally
speaking, you get what you pay for. Experienced highly qualified home inspectors
command higher prices than less qualified or less experienced inspectors. Home
inspectors that provide narrative reports rather than check list reports charge more
because it takes time to properly prepare the report. In today's market in Northern
New Jersey, the price for a home inspection ranges from about $375.00 to $1000.00
for a typical home costing between $300,000. and $1,000,000. Our price falls in the
upper middle of this range, but is very good value since we are highly qualified with
more than 20 years of experience,we provide detailed narrative reports with color
pictures,
You need an objective home inspection report done by a professional such
as Ron Meyers or Dan Meyers of Meyers Home Inspections. If the home
inspection report discloses material defects in the home that you were not aware of
when you made the initial purchase offer, then you may be able to negotiate the
price of the home downward to allow for repairs or replacements. If the furnace
needs to be replaced it would cost about $3500.00, If the roof needs replacement it
may cost $6000.00. Compare these costs that you may partly or completely recover
in the negotiation process with the cost of the home inspection, and you will realize
that a home inspection may save you a lot of money.
What to Look for in
Home Inspector
Credentials
Experience doing home
inspections. Any inspector
with less than 1 year or
250 home inspections
should be doing
inspection under the
supervision of an
experienced professional
home inspector. We have
been in business since
1984 and have done
thousands of home
inspections in NJ.
Be a member of the
American Society of
Home Inspectors (ASHI).
The ASHI has strict
professional and ethical
requirements which
protect the home buyer's
interests. Other home
inspector organizations
have more lenient
requirements and may be
simply "vanity
"organizations for
inspectors who do not
meet the requirements of
ASHI.
Be insured for errors and
omissions. Insurance is a
requirement of most
states that have license
requirements. Lack of
insurance may mean that
the home inspector has a
bad record and can no
longer obtain coverage.
Meyers Home Inspections
is fully insured.
Realistic prices for
professional services are
a hallmark of
professionals. It is
usually true that you get
what you pay for. Home
inspectors that charge
fees that appear to be
bargain prices may be
doing this because they
are inexperienced or
unqualified and must
charge less than the
competition to get any
business at all.
Home inspectors whose
business depends on and
comes mostly from prior
satisfied clients. Home
inspectors that rely on
Realtors for most of their
business may not be as
objective as they should
be when describing the
condition of the home.
Home Inspector
Credentials
Experience doing home
inspections. Any inspector
with less than 1 year or
250 home inspections
should be doing
inspection under the
supervision of an
experienced professional
home inspector. We have
been in business since
1984 and have done
thousands of home
inspections in NJ.
Be a member of the
American Society of
Home Inspectors (ASHI).
The ASHI has strict
professional and ethical
requirements which
protect the home buyer's
interests. Other home
inspector organizations
have more lenient
requirements and may be
simply "vanity
"organizations for
inspectors who do not
meet the requirements of
ASHI.
Be insured for errors and
omissions. Insurance is a
requirement of most
states that have license
requirements. Lack of
insurance may mean that
the home inspector has a
bad record and can no
longer obtain coverage.
Meyers Home Inspections
is fully insured.
Realistic prices for
professional services are
a hallmark of
professionals. It is
usually true that you get
what you pay for. Home
inspectors that charge
fees that appear to be
bargain prices may be
doing this because they
are inexperienced or
unqualified and must
charge less than the
competition to get any
business at all.
Home inspectors whose
business depends on and
comes mostly from prior
satisfied clients. Home
inspectors that rely on
Realtors for most of their
business may not be as
objective as they should
be when describing the
condition of the home.
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