Safe Home Services, LLC

Whether you are BUYING, SELLING, or BUILDING At Safe Home Services we strive to make sure that your next home transaction is your best transaction, giving you the peace of mind that your home has been thoroughly inspected. We also offer new home inspections during various phases of construction. This allows a non partisan third party look at every aspect of construction to ensure nothing has been over looked by your builder. WHAT REALLY MATTERS Buying a home? The process can be stressful. A home inspection is supposed to give you peace of mind, but often has the opposite effect. You will be asked to absorb a lot of information in a short time. This often includes a written report, checklist, photographs, environmental reports and what the inspector himself says during the inspection. All this combined with the seller’s disclosure and what you notice yourself makes the experience even more overwhelming. What should you do? Relax. Most of your inspection will be maintenance recommendations, life expectancies and minor imperfections. These are nice to know about. However, the issues that really matter will fall into four categories: 1.) Major defects. An example of this would be a structural failure. 2.) Things that lead to major defects. A small roof-flashing leak, for example. 3.) Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy, or insure the home. 4.) Safety hazards, such as an exposed, live buss bar at the electric panel. Anything in these categories should be addressed. Often a serious problem can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property (especially in categories 2 and 4). Most sellers are honest and are often surprised to learn of defects uncovered during an inspection. Realize that sellers are under no obligation to repair everything mentioned in the report. No home is perfect. Keep things in perspective. Do not kill your deal over things that do not matter. It is inappropriate to demand that a seller address deferred maintenance, conditions already listed on the seller’s disclosure or nit-picky items. Call today for more information and to talk to Michael about your home.