Bob Pokorny Certified Home Inspections, LLC

Home Inspections and Mold Inspections

Phone: (603) 431-7544;   email: Bob Pokorny

      

Text Box: Choosing the right home inspector can be difficult. Unlike most professionals, you probably will not get to meet me until after you hire me. Furthermore, different inspectors have varying qualifications, equipment, experience, reporting methods, and yes, different pricing. One thing for sure is that a home inspection requires work, a lot of work. Ultimately a thorough inspection depends heavily on the individual inspector’s own effort. If you honor me by permitting me to inspect your new home, I guarantee that I will give you my very best effort. This is my promise to you.

 

My qualifications:

·   Structural Engineer, trained electrician and plumber

·   Member in good standing of the National Association of Certified Home Inspectors (NACHI)

·   Passed NACHI’s annual comprehensive online Inspector examination

·   I fulfill 22+ hours of continuing Home Inspection education every year

·   Completed NACHI’s Code of Ethics Course and abide by NACHI’s code of Ethics

·   I adhere to NACHI’s Standard of Practice

·   I am available Monday thru Saturday

What Really Matters in a Home Inspection 

The process of buying a home can be stressful. A home inspection is supposed to give you peace of mind, but often has the opposite effect. You will be asked to absorb a lot of information in a short time. This often includes a written report, checklist, photographs, environmental reports, and what I say during the inspection. All this combined with the seller's disclosure and what you notice yourself makes the experience even more overwhelming. What should you do?

Relax. Most of your inspection will be maintenance recommendations, life expectancies and minor imperfections. These are good to know about. However, the issues that concern me the most and really matter to you will fall into four categories:

  1. Major defects.  An example of this would be a structural failure or insect infestation.
  2. Things that lead to major defects. For example, a small roof-flashing leak, or foundation wall crack.
  3. Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy, or insure the home.
  4. Safety hazards, such as an exposed, live buss bar at the electric panel.
     

Anything in these categories should be addressed. Often a serious problem can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property (especially in categories 2 and 4).

Most sellers are honest and are often surprised to learn of defects uncovered during an inspection. Realize that sellers are under no obligation to repair everything mentioned in the report. No home is perfect. Keep things in perspective. Don't kill your deal over small problems. It is inappropriate to demand that a seller address deferred maintenance, conditions already listed on the seller's disclosure.

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