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The Inspection Time
During your inspection time, your inspector will move through the home in a methodical manner taking hundreds of pictures and begin preparing your inspection report.
In order to inspect and photograph the property in a timely manner, Realtors will typically advise their clients not to show up until the end of the inspection.
An inspection report is only as good as it's pictures and descriptions and providing "location reference" pictures are critical to producing a clear & concise report that everyone (especially the seller and their contractors) can also understand easily. Due to time constraints, people on-site during the inspection process are often caught in these pictures and included in the inspection report.
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The Inspection Review (aka "wrap up")
Realtors see poorly written inspection reports all the time whether it's from a newly-licensed inspector with little experience or from an inspector simply competes for the lowest price. Regardless, such reports sound like they were written by a robot, contain very few pictures, and give the home buyer little to no recommendations on how to move forward.
For this reason, many Realtors will encourage their clients to meet the inspectors for 20 or 30 minutes at the end of their inspection to discuss any major findings.
Meeting with your inspector is entirely optional. This meeting is not intended to be a technically exhaustive review / discussing all items that will be in the report. As you can imagine, it would be impossible to describe the condition of a home in 20 to 30 minutes.
After the Inspection
As a former builder and Certified Building Analyst, we encourage clients to call or text us any time with any questions or concerns before, during, or after their inspection. While we would never claim to know everything, we're more than happy to point you in the right direction with any home-related questions or concerns.
AZ state law prohibits inspectors from recommending specific contractors as contractors would be more than willing to pay us for all the job referrals creating a huge conflict of interest. Realtors will typically have the names of a few contractors that they've worked with in the past and are a good resource.
