When the buyer must inspect a NEW construction prior to closing or on the 11th month before the warranty expires
I would be happy to address this in length with you direct. www.MicheleMarano.com.
To answer the OP, yes always get a professional inspection, a 3rd party is recommended. Just because it's "new" doesn't mean it's 100% perfect. Virtually all homes have issues, minor or not.
I suggest to my Buyers to do both. Those are two different things. During construction you are able to see what is behind the walls. Ask for the schedule of all city inspections and follow up right after to see if the Builder passes the inspection, or if there is an issue that needs to be addressed. You and your clients should closely monitor the progress and hire an independent inspector as needed. You can do full home professional inspection right before closing, just remember to give enough t...
I suggest to my Buyers to do both. Those are two different things. During construction you are able to see what is behind the walls. Ask for the schedule of all city inspections and follow up right after to see if the Builder passes the inspection, or if there is an issue that needs to be addressed. You and your clients should closely monitor the progress and hire an independent inspector as needed. You can do full home professional inspection right before closing, just remember to give enough time to address any issues. Warranty inspection is suggested to benefit the Buyer. They might want to have the same inspector come out and check the home again at the 11th month. Make sure all communications between the Builder and your Buyer should be in writing. Great question!
New home construction undergoes stage inspections, in which the new build has its individual home systems (electrical, plumbing, roofing, foundation, exterior, interior, etc.) inspected as they are completed. This is both part of a quality control requirement by the builder, as well as a construction requirement, in order to ensure the utmost level of quality when delivering the final product, a new home.
As a new home buyer, you might be entitled to request (pay) for a home inspection be...
New home construction undergoes stage inspections, in which the new build has its individual home systems (electrical, plumbing, roofing, foundation, exterior, interior, etc.) inspected as they are completed. This is both part of a quality control requirement by the builder, as well as a construction requirement, in order to ensure the utmost level of quality when delivering the final product, a new home.
As a new home buyer, you might be entitled to request (pay) for a home inspection before accepting delivery of the home or you may decide to occupy the unit and observe the performance of all its systems within the warranty period awarded. If deciding the latter option, it makes sense to extend your observation period for as long as allowed to, or just until prior to the warranty period expiring.
Dayan,
Always have your Buyer hire an inspector to perform inspections prior to closing. New construction, resale... it is all the same. Someone that is looking out for the Buyer's best interest.
With the question of new construction and the "one year warranty". It might seem a bit of overkill as your client would have done inspections prior to closing. However, it is not a bad idea to hire a well-qualified but DIFFERENT inspector to check the house out again in that 11 month...
Dayan,
Always have your Buyer hire an inspector to perform inspections prior to closing. New construction, resale... it is all the same. Someone that is looking out for the Buyer's best interest.
With the question of new construction and the "one year warranty". It might seem a bit of overkill as your client would have done inspections prior to closing. However, it is not a bad idea to hire a well-qualified but DIFFERENT inspector to check the house out again in that 11 month. You never know as the 1st inspector might have missed something. If they happen to find something the builder's warranty hopefully will come in and take care of the discovered problem.
A good idea for marketing is to send a letter to new construction neighborhoods to remind those Buyers about the builder's warranties and timelines. Many did not have a Realtor representing them and you could give them some valuable information!
Mark McNitt
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