I'm in the process of buying a home in Kansas City with my husband. We're first time home buyers. We have been looking at homes in Olathe and Overland Park, Kansas. - We're thinking about skipping the home inspection

Question: I'm in the process of buying a home in Kansas City with my husband. We're first time home buyers. We have been looking at homes in Olathe and Overland Park, Kansas. We have been going over my potential cost to buy the home and my husband thinks we can save some expenses by not getting a home inspection. He thinks we can skip the inspection because he has have picked up many habits from his dad who is a carpenter. Do you think this is wise?


Answer: A home inspection when buying a home may seem, at times, unnecessary expense when looking at new homes and homes that appear to be in great shape. A homes inspection is much like a physical. Just like yearly physicals are necessary, a home inspection is necessary. How many people do you know who have found out about a illness at a physical? Sure we hope we come out of the physical hoping everything is ok, but some people don't.


Just like a physical, a home inspection is to give the home buyer the peace of mind and potential protection against future calamity. 

16 years ago I had a couple building a home, I recommended a home inspection. The buyer did not want to do a home inspection. It was a week before closing and the buyer asked me, "what is it going to take to get you to stop requesting a home inspection."

I told him, "by getting a home inspection."

Even though the buyer was using a builder with a great reputation, he decided to get the home inspection. Boy was he glad. Not only did the inspection reveal some minor problems like reverse polarity on the electrical outlets and a small hole in a plumbing pipe, it revealed a major problem. The heat exchanger on the furnace was cracked. If he would have moved his family into his new home right before Christmas as planned, there would have been a chance that his family would have been killed. Remember, this home was a new home.

That is a home buyer who was happy I insisted on getting a home inspection. After 22 years of real estate, I can give you more stories with a similar ending. 

Not only can inspections save your life, they can give you a true picture of the home. Many home buyers use the home inspection as a list of items to repair around the home for the next couple years after purchasing. 

No, I would not skip the home inspection. Also, not all inspectors are the same. Don't hire an inspector because of their fee. Hire a qualified inspector who will thoroughly inspect a home. A home inspector who takes less than an hour and a half to inspect a home in Overland Park or Olathe has not thoroughly inspected the home.

Need help on choosing an inspector in Kansas City, give me a call. I have a list of inspectors who will do an amazing job.

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Blog post written by the Dowell Taggart Team of RE/MAX Premier Realty 

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