When looking to purchase a home, you cannot rely upon the honesty of the sellers or their agent to reveal any possible defects or potential problems with the home. While not everyone will stoop to attempting to hide or conceal problems with the home from a buyer, there are plenty who will go out of their way to lead you into believing that not only is everything fine with the home, but that you don’t even need a home inspector. This is usually a red flag, and may signal a potential problem that would be quite costly to fix.
On the flipside, you may have had experience with a home inspector that seems to note every little detail about the home, such as what may appear to be a rather small and ordinary crack. While a crack might not be enough to dissuade a buyer from purchasing a home, sellers tend to grimace when such things are noted, since you never know how nitpicky a buyer might be.
But a professional, licensed home inspector in New York will attempt to note every potential problem in a home, no matter haw small and nitpicky they may seem. This is for the mutual benefit of both the buyer and the seller. Additionally, if something is not noted in an inspector’s report that later becomes a problem, a lawsuit could be filed against the home inspector. Noting potential problems before a sale also protects the sellers from future lawsuits as well.
It must be understood that while a crack in a wall or a stain on the floor or ceiling may very well be nothing indicative of future problems, or proof of a problem that existed in the past but has since been fixed, there is sometimes no way for the home inspector to be certain of the cause. But if there had been adequate repair work done previously, then it should also be noted, allowing the buyers to follow-up and receive confirmation.
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