http://www.mollenhour.com/blog/2009/01/should-you-hire-a-home-inspector/ The new generation homebuilder. Mon, 21 May 2012 12:51:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.mollenhour.com/blog/2009/01/should-you-hire-a-home-inspector/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Samanda Clark-Knight Thu, 22 Jan 2009 02:49:07 +0000 http://www.mollenhour.com/blog/?p=83#comment-6 I completely agree.. Working in the mortgage industry for the last 14 years has allowed me to work with customers that have and have not gotten a home inspection prior to closing. Time and time again.. it has proven beneficial for the home buyer to hire a home inspector. A common mis-understanding in the mortgage loan process is that the appraiser will do a home inspection on the property. This is completely inaccurate. A property appraiser will only spend about 30 mins at the property and he will only be inspecting items at surface level. A home inspector will spend on average of 3-4 hours at the property and will thoroughly inspect the property for above and below the surface issues. The home is most people's largest investment.. Home inspections are not required by mortgage lenders but are recommended. I completely agree.. Working in the mortgage industry for the last 14 years has allowed me to work with customers that have and have not gotten a home inspection prior to closing. Time and time again.. it has proven beneficial for the home buyer to hire a home inspector. A common mis-understanding in the mortgage loan process is that the appraiser will do a home inspection on the property. This is completely inaccurate. A property appraiser will only spend about 30 mins at the property and he will only be inspecting items at surface level. A home inspector will spend on average of 3-4 hours at the property and will thoroughly inspect the property for above and below the surface issues. The home is most people’s largest investment.. Home inspections are not required by mortgage lenders but are recommended.

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