Common Questions to Consider When Hiring a Home Inspector
Serving Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers, Bella Vista, Springdale
& All Surrounding Northwest Arkansas Communities
1. Are you affordable?
People who actually spend the time and energy to fully investigate hiring a professional realize that basing your decision on price alone is almost always a poor choice, particularly when you are looking for experience and expertise.
Unfortunately a significant number of people go for the "cheaper" option thinking that a home inspection is a home inspection..... This could not be further from the truth.
If you pay $50 less and later on find a multiple thousand dollar defect, which one was the better investment?
2. If you hire an inspector for less money upfront but they miss very expensive defects, which one is the better investment?
This is commonly referred to as “False Economy” and can be a very costly mistake.
The reason you hire a home inspector is to give you “Peace of Mind” about the largest investment you will most likely make in your lifetime. It’s worth the upfront cost to avoid costly repairs and headaches in the future. Hire someone you can trust and has a proven record of satisfied clients.
3. Did you know, in the State of Arkansas, you can become an “Inspector” without any prior experience as a tradesman or builder?
Peter Roe, the owner of Advanced Home Inspections has twenty six years of home building and construction experience prior to starting Advanced Home Inspections. This is in addition to twenty plus years and over eight thousand inspections in the home inspection industry.
You will be hard pressed to find this type of experience with most home inspectors who work part time, have no experience in the building industry and work out of the back of their pickup truck.
You want to make sure you research who you’re hiring, what their experience and background is, verify national professional certification, and review client feedback.