Who wants surprises when selling your Home Sweet Home?

 The greatest value in doing a pre-sale inspection is reducing surprises to the seller.  Everyone finds it difficult to hear criticism of their “baby”, but sellers benefit from knowing how buyers (and their inspectors) will look at their home.  A third party inspection gives you knowledge and insight about your home and its issues.

Knowledge is power. 

When sellers know the issues their homes have in advance, they have the opportunity to respond.  Sellers can choose to repair issues, or to set proper buyer expectations up front.  The alternative is receiving a buyer’s bombshell inspection on the back end with a buyer who is also surprised and is now on guard about protecting themselves.  Unexpected issues brought up in buyer’s inspections can have challenging repercussions for sellers. (more…)

What we find infographic

When conducting home inspections in the Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, we find that all homes have issues!

The infographic illustrates the number and type of issues found in 2015 home inspections conducted by Around the Home Inspections, LLC, listed by category.  Existing homes average 39 issues per home, with an overall range of 18 to 93 issues.  New homes average 26 issues per home, with an overall range of 12 to 47 issues found around the home.

To paraphrase Yogi Berra, home inspection is 90% inspecting and the other half is communicating.  Technical skill inspecting a home is only useful if the home inspection findings can be clearly communicated to the home buyer to act upon for their needs.

Philosophy of Reporting

My philosophy of reporting is to clearly communicate every home issue I see descriptively, explaining the implications of the issues I’ve seen and giving direction for solutions, all without being alarmist in tone. (more…)

All Homes Need a Home Inspection

To keep things in perspective, all homes require maintenance, occasional repairs, and occasional system improvements.  The perfect home, like the perfect person, does not exist.  Every inspection reveals items that require attention.  The average Around the Home Inspection in Winston-Salem, Greensboro, and the Piedmont Triad North Carolina on existing homes has 39 issues identified, with the range of identified issues being from 18 to 93.  The average Around the Home Inspection on new construction has 26 issues identified, with the range of identified issues being from 12 to 47. (more…)