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Woodbridge Homes For Sale May Have A Home Inspection

You Can Protect Yourself From Buying A Home In Woodbridge With Fatal Flaws

Drew and Mary just obtained a ratified offer to purchase a lovely home, in awesome condition, lovingly maintained by the Sellers.

Drew and Mary had the home inspected yesterday by Joe, from U.S. Home Inspections, Inc.

When home buyers ask me how they may choose a reliable home inspector, I say,"You have three options; you can ask around among your friends for a recommendation; you can open the Yellow Pages to Home Inspectors and pick one; you may choose the one and only inspection company I have trusted to inspect my homes for my family's safety.

The gentlemen at U.S. Home Inspections are the ONLY inspectors I trust to protect my family.

My neighbor, George Garcia is the founder and president of U.S. Home Inspections.  Mick and Joe are the inspectors who have inspected my homes.  Phone: 703-491-0831.  To schedule an inspection, call Mick's pager: 703-514-6262.

Here's Joe.  I snapped him in action at Drew and Mary's inspection.





Home Inspection Myth: "A foreclosure buyer cannot have a home inspection."

I am helping a family from Texas buy a home.  Mr. Homebuyer is smart, detail-oriented, careful, and he's a great client.

He heard one of the biggest myths about buying a foreclosed home.  The myth says, "You cannot make the purchase of a foreclosure contingent on the results of a home inspection."

That myth is false, not true.

First, a contingent clause in a purchase agreement is a "kick-out" clause, also called a "bail-out" clause for you after you obtain a ratfied, binding contract to purchase a house.

A contingency clause gives you the right to void a purchase contract, get your earnest money deposit back, and obtain a written release from the Seller.

Here Is A Copy/Paste Of My Email About Home Inspections To Mr. Homebuyer

Dear Mr. Homebuyer, here is a concise overview of how a home inspection contingency protects you: 
    
· The home inspection contingency, like any contingency, gives you the right, privilege, and option to bail-out/kick-out of the contract if the results are not satisfactory TO YOU.

· I urge all home buyers to insert a home inspection contingency, ESPECIALLY WHEN the contract says, "Sold as-is, with no repairs by seller".

Here is how the home inspection contingency works: 

· An inspector of your choice will check the house from top to bottom, inspect the electrical, plumbing, heating, and AC systems; will examine the attic; examine the exterior; examine things you never knew even existed.

· Any deficiencies identified by the inspector will be summarized on a list.

· The list of deficiencies is transferred to a contract addendum, that ends with, "Seller's agreement to repair these deficiencies at Seller's expense, by signing this addendum, shall remove the home inspection contingency.  Seller agrees to have all repairs made by licensed technicians, and provide receipts to Buyer at settlement."

· The seller has two days to give you the answer.

· If the Seller agrees to repair all, everybody's happy, and we move forward.

· If the Seller will not repair some/any/all of the deficiencies, you have two days to think, get bids for the repairs, pray, meditate, and formulate your response.  You may elect to go forward, if you are willing to take the house, and make repairs yourself.  ...OR...  You have the right, privilage, and option to void the contract if the seller declines to repair something/anything/everything.  Void, get your deposit refunded, and the seller is REQUIRED to give you a signed release.

All of the above is spelled out in plain language on the Home Inspection Contingency form in our contract packages.

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