The Deal Killer Home Inspector
The home inspection is an examination of the overall condition of real property. Its very name, “inspection”, implies its more than just a casual glance. Those who hire home inspectors are expecting a comprehensive examination of the condition of the property to enable them to make informed decisions about buying or selling property. When you get one shot at an inspection you don't hire the lowest bidder or the "easy inspector"? The cheap inspection ultimately leaves someone holding the bag with undiscovered issues, but when a qualified experienced inspector goes deep, some refer to that inspector as a “deal killer”.
A qualified, experienced, professional inspector will discover previously unknown issues in a property - expect that. That does not make the inspector responsible for the impact on the negotiation. Inspectors don’t kill deals – defects unknown to the homeowner or their Realtor is what kills deals. Properties listed without prior knowledge of their true condition is what kills deals. Incomplete, inaccurate, misrepresented details on disclosure forms is what kills deals.
In the age of Facebook it’s easy to express frustration or hurt feelings by calling names like kids on a playground, rather than accept the fact the home inspector is doing exactly what they are trained and commissioned to do. I am a qualified, experienced, professional and Certified Master inspector, so when anyone accuses me of being the deal killer I ask one question, “if YOU were the client, which one thing in the inspection report would you be content to leave out”. Ends conversations fast.
Don’t shoot the messenger.