Inspection Services
Thorough and methodical investigation of your potential property requires an average 6-8 hours. It involves exploring inside and out, walking on the roof wear practical, crawling underneath, clambering over and around, testing, documenting and photographing.
Sample Report
The comprehensiveness and quality of the Inspection Report is critical to the buyers ability to properly assess the value of their purchase. Your custom Inspection Report will be finely detailed with all deficiencies described and prioritized and will include cost estimates for the deficiencies with suggestions for remedial action.
Savvy Buyers
House sales are a carefully staged and rehearsed play, so keep some perspective. You are being skilfully guided down a garden path of professionally staged homes, with clever concealment, deodorizers, coffee, cookies and agent approved/preferred Home Inspectors. Don’t weaken your purchase strength by engaging an average inspector, don’t be tempted by a low-cost inspection.
About Ted Gilmour
Ted Gilmour, C.P.I. is a Vancouver home inspector and industry recognized professional with a commitment to best practice in client service and reporting excellence.
You are guaranteed my independence from real estate agent influence and 100% home buyer advocacy.
Realtor Versus Inspector
The real estate agent featured in the above news story was not at all tactful with the home buyers when she “dumped” her clients for having a thorough home inspection done. Realtor’s have been known to persuade home buyers away from a thorough home inspection. The home buyer is paying for the property, they should know the true state of that property before making a purchase.
Realtor Referrals
There are often consequences if a home buyer uses a real estate agent recommended home inspector. E.g. Thousands in unforeseen maintenance and repair costs. Almost every home can be staged.
The seller is supposed to disclose known patent and even latent deficiencies. If your home inspector discovers impending failures, concealment or fudged repairs, those items can and should be negotiated into the final price.
Can You Trust Online Reviews?
How easily can you buy a reputation? Watch the CBC Marketplace story about going undercover to buy a positive reputation online with fake reviews.
Realtor Relationships
A recent government survey of home inspectors found that the most common method of finding a home inspector (by over 60 per cent of respondents) was a referral from their real estate agent. However, some of these referrals may not serve the public interest because of the realtor’s financial interest in having the sale proceed (even if they provide three or more options as required by the Real Estate Council). Similarly, home inspectors report that building strong relationships with realtors is critical for them to secure business.”
Woman hires lawyer to try to get house deposit back
… However, the problems started when a second home inspector came in to check the repair work. That inspector found other issues including water penetrating a veneer masonry wall, moisture readings of 99 per cent in outside beams and columns and a veneer masonry wall that didn’t appear to be rain screened.
“There’s no way that they could move in and live happily ever after, ” said the second home inspector, Ted Gilmore.
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Above and beyond all expectations!
Ted Gilmour did a pre-purchase inspection of a house in Vancouver. I chose him because of his website and rave reviews on www.homestars.com. Those reviewers are all right on the money – Ted is extremely detailed, thorough, delivers on exactly what is advertised as per his website and then goes the extra mile with his post inspection follow up and help!
Abe