The last thing you want to do is sign the papers to buy a house, and then find out there is a structural defect that is going to cost thousands of dollars to fix. Or even worse, that the house needs to be torn down. And that’s why it is very important to have a professional home inspection done before the papers are signed. Home Inspectors MN will perform home inspections for potential buyers so that they can be assured that they are making a sound investment instead pouring cash into a money pit and watching it all be for naught.
Importance of a Home Inspection
Minnesota has laws against deceptive sales of homes. But this doesn’t always protect the buyer in every situation. Take one case, for instance. The seller was marketing the home as a place that could be lived in immediately. But the county had other plans. According to the county, once the home was sold, it would need to be torn down within nine months of closing because of severe structural deficiencies. And the seller just happened to “forget” this little fact when dealing with buyers. The seller had renters living in the house during this time, and it was only the buyer’s luck that during a second walk-through, he encountered the renters. They told him the house would need to be torn down, essentially waring him against the purchase, and he was able to escape the purchase unscathed. If the buyer hadn’t had that good luck, he would’ve been left with a structurally deficient home and eventually an empty lot and nowhere to live. But not everybody has that luck. Not everyone gets the chance to encounter truthful people when they’re looking for a home to buy.
And this is why it is important to have a professional home inspection done so that you don’t need to rely on luck or fate to inform you that a house is a poor purchase. Now, in the particular case mentioned above, if the home had been sold as marketed, Minnesota law would’ve entitled the man to recoup any losses from the seller on the grounds of a deceptive sale. But that would still leave the buyer in the same situation as previously mentioned: an empty lot and nowhere to live. To wrap up the story, the buyer eventually found a different place to live. The renters bought their own place and moved out. And the seller is still left with a structurally deficient house and a staggeringly high asking price.
Shop smart, and hire the professionals at Home Inspector MN today.