and cheap home inspections aren't good!
You know the old saying you get what you pay for? In the case of home inspections it's more like you don't get what you pay for. At Beacon Home Inspection Services an average home inspection takes two to three hours depending on the size, age and condition of the home. It takes another two to three hours to put together the home inspection report. Factor in the cost of doing business such as marketing & advertising, insurance, licensing, continuing education classes and affiliations and you'll get a better idea of why home inspections aren't cheap.
A low cost home inspection should be a red flag that something isn't quite right. All of our home inspections include a "visual" inspection for mold, termites and Chinese Drywall. As a licensed mold assessor I am able to perform mold inspections and testing during the initial home inspection process. This can save valuable time as most lenders have a contingency clause which requires that all home inspections be completed within 7 days or less of making an offer on a home. If you've hired a home inspector that is not a licensed mold inspector you will then need to find a mold inspector, book the appointment which could take up to 3 days on average for a mold inspector to even show up for the inspection. Once the inspector shows up and performs the necessary mold testing, the samples have to then be mailed to an independent laboratory to be analyzed before you receive your report. This process usually takes 3 days which can put you at a disadvantage when negotiating your new home purchase.
A Beacon home inspection is as unique as the homes we inspect and the clients whom we are inspecting for. Our reports are "NOT" a typical home inspection report. They contain not only the defects that we find but a detailed list everything that is inspected, what was not inspected and the reason why it wasn't inspected. Always keeping our clients health and safety in mind they denote things that you'll need to do to keep you and your family safe, increase energy efficiency and maintain your new home so that small issues don't become larger more costly issues in the future.
That's a lot of money for only a few hours’ work!
Pablo Picasso, the painter, was dining at a restaurant in New York City. A fan introduced herself to him and gushed at how thrilled she was to meet the great artist, and how she loved his work. Encouraged by his polite acceptance, the fan begged, "Oh, Mr. Picasso, would you draw me a sketch?"
Picasso grabbed some paper and, with a pen, promptly sketched the waiters passing parfaits. As the woman reached for the sketch, Picasso said, "Madame, that will be $10,000."
Shocked, she replied, "But that only took you five minutes!"
"No, Madame," replied Picasso. "It took me 50 years."
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