Buyer's Home Inspection
A buyer's home inspection provides a prospective buyer of a property with a well defined picture of the property and allows you to make an informed buying decision. Purchasing a home is usually the largest single financial investment a person ever makes. You need to learn as much as possible about your potential investment before purchasing. An inspection will identify safety hazards, areas that need repair immediately, areas that need to be monitored, and suggests preventive maintenance to avoid damage in the future.

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Seller's Pre-Listing Home Inspection
A Pre-Listing home inspection is an inspection performed for a Seller prior to putting a home on the market. It gives the seller the opportunity to identify problem areas, compare repair bids, and choose a contractor without comment from a potential buyer. Studies show that homes in good condition sell faster and for a higher percentage of their original listing prices.

Sellers can use the report as source for full disclosure. By stating the known defects along with contractor quotes, you can adjust the selling price to reflect the actual repair costs and limit further price negotiations.

As a seller you have taken an active role to ensure that you are negotiating from a position of knowledge. Buyers also benefit from knowing an unbiased third party has inspected the home. They can make an offer from an informed vantage point, feeling confident the home is represented honestly.

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End of Warranty/11-Month Home Inspection
Many buyers are provided one year warranties from the seller or builder. We highly recommend you schedule a home inspection prior to the expiration of the warranty to identify defects in your home. The report will provide you a detailed written listing of defects that can be repaired using the home warranty saving you hundreds or thousands of dollars in repair costs.

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New Construction Phased Home Inspection
Home inspectors are hired during new home construction where they perform a series of inspections as the various phases of the building process are completed. Typically a complete inspection is performed once the home is finished. Often updates are provided to the client after each phase and a full written report is delivered after the final inspection. The phase inspections allow problems to be identified early and be corrected before they are covered by the next building phase or finishing materials.

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Home Checkup Inspection
We all get our teeth checked, our health checked, even our car inspected every year. How many home owners get a routine home inspection every 3 to 5 years? The biggest investment they have and they wait until they retire and sell their house after 25 years only to discover they have a house that has many hidden issues. Advocate Inspections recommends you schedule a home inspection every 3-5 years to identify any current defects or maintenance issues that will lead to future damage.

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