TAKE OFF THE ROSE-COLORED GLASSES You’ve found your dream home. It meets your list of requirements (needs) and checks off most of the wants on your list. It’s been well presented by the buyer or listing agent, and you’ve seen it at its best. Clean, organized, modern, updated, polished, shiny, new, and welcoming. But now it’s time to take off those rose-colored glasses and get critical with a magnifying glass, so to speak. What you see is not always what you get. No house is perfect, and you need to know what you’re getting when you’re making such a large investment, and before you sign the contract and agree to all the terms and conditions. What if something is “lurking” beneath the surface?What if what you see isn’t what you get? Perhaps beneath the glossy surface are issues such as mold, leaky pipes, or even worse, a termite infestation or structural issues within the walls of the house. It might make you cringe to think of all the possibilities, but you need to consider them, or you could regret it down the road. WHY A HOME INSPECTION? Before you fully close a deal for your new house, no matter how excited you are, and no matter how anxious you are to have this all over, you must order a full home inspection to be conducted on the property. The inspection will thoroughly and accurately evaluate everything about the property’s condition so that you can be assured and rest easy in your decision to make such a significant purchase. Unfortunately, some buyers skip this step, often because they are anxious to get the deal done, or if the market is hot and they’re competing with other buyers. They want the house and they want it now. Others mistakenly believe that it’s too
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