Inspection day can be a very nerve wrecking day. After hunting for the perfect home and negotiating the sells contract, inspection day can fill you with so many “what if” questions as a buyer. Luckily we’re here to ease your anxiety about inspection day, here is what you need to know! A home inspection is one of the many contingencies on the purchase of a home. This contingency allows the buyer to get the home inspected from top to bottom by the inspector of their choice so that the buyer can get an overall picture of the condition of the home, and possibly ask the seller for repairs. A really good inspector will tell you if there is a reason that you should walk away from the home. In the event that you do decide that the home is too much work, we would be able to release you from the contract agreement with the seller. Picking a home inspector is really important. You want to hire someone that has experience and is very thorough. It is important to now that home inspectors inspect most of the surface layer problems with the home. Home inspectors do not fix broken items during the inspection and they will list all of the problems that are visible to their eye. Once the inspection is over, the inspector goes over his findings with you in person, and they will also send you a digital copy as well. The digital copy of the inspection report will have pictures and descriptions of their findings so you know exactly what to ask for in your Property Inspection Contingency Release Agreement (PICRA). SO. MANY. ITEMS! often get really overwhelmed by the home inspection report because the inspector marks SO MANY ITEMS that they find in the home. It is the inspectors job to find as many items as he can, even if the home seems to be perfect, there will always be something wrong! So, don’t worry if you get your report back and theres well over 25-50 items on it. Once you finish your inspection your agent will go over the report with you and you can pick the items that you want the seller to fix. It is always a rule of thumb to just ask for what you want, the seller will either say yes or no, but you never know what the seller is willing to do unless you ask! The goal is for everyone to be happy in the transaction. Inspection day doesn’t have to be an anxious day! With the support of a good agent and a good home inspector, you will breeze through it and on to the next phase of the home buying process!