Comments on: Home Inspections: For Existing and Even New Construction Homes http://ptmoney.com/2008/11/10/home-inspections-existing-new-construction-homes/ Real Personal Finance for a Life Without Limits! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:33:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: How Do Real Estate Auctions Work? | Frugal Real Estate http://ptmoney.com/2008/11/10/home-inspections-existing-new-construction-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-3770 How Do Real Estate Auctions Work? | Frugal Real Estate Thu, 07 May 2009 02:16:27 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=1116#comment-3770 [...] real estate auctions allow prospective buyers to take a physical tour of the home and perform a home inspection before placing a bid. The image portrayed by movies about home auctions is incredibly inaccurate. [...]

[...] real estate auctions allow prospective buyers to take a physical tour of the home and perform a home inspection before placing a bid. The image portrayed by movies about home auctions is incredibly inaccurate. [...]

]]> By: Free fast food, free photo book, and a roundup | Sense to Save http://ptmoney.com/2008/11/10/home-inspections-existing-new-construction-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-2588 Free fast food, free photo book, and a roundup | Sense to Save Fri, 14 Nov 2008 20:56:13 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=1116#comment-2588 [...] at Milk Your Money Nevermind an economic stimulus package — save yourself! at Free From Broke Home inspections: For existing and new construction homes at Prime Time Money Is it a good idea to get a 401k loan to pay off debt? at Bible Money Matters [...]

[...] at Milk Your Money Nevermind an economic stimulus package — save yourself! at Free From Broke Home inspections: For existing and new construction homes at Prime Time Money Is it a good idea to get a 401k loan to pay off debt? at Bible Money Matters [...]

]]> By: Building Inspector http://ptmoney.com/2008/11/10/home-inspections-existing-new-construction-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-2572 Building Inspector Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:25:47 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=1116#comment-2572 Thank you for the section where you outline things that your inspector found that we might want to look for in our own homes. I looked into some of the things you mentioned and I am glad that I did! Thank you for the section where you outline things that your inspector found that we might want to look for in our own homes. I looked into some of the things you mentioned and I am glad that I did!

]]> By: Peter http://ptmoney.com/2008/11/10/home-inspections-existing-new-construction-homes/comment-page-1/#comment-2571 Peter Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:38:13 +0000 http://ptmoney.com/?p=1116#comment-2571 Right before our 1 year anniversary in our new construction house we went over everything with a fine toothed comb. We ended up finding nail pops, trim that was slightly warped, and a few other small things that needed fixing. It's important to find those things before your warranty runs out, and get them fixed by your builder. In our second year we had a crack in our foundation. We went to the builder to get it fixed. At first they didn't want to do anything about it, but we stayed on them. After a couple of weeks they found the source of the problem, re-graded our yard (so that more water wouldn't intrude) and then fixed the crack and our drywall. If we hadn't stayed on them, it would have cost us a couple of thousand to fix these things. If you find problems, get on your builder to fix them! If they're reputable, they usually will. Right before our 1 year anniversary in our new construction house we went over everything with a fine toothed comb. We ended up finding nail pops, trim that was slightly warped, and a few other small things that needed fixing. It’s important to find those things before your warranty runs out, and get them fixed by your builder.

In our second year we had a crack in our foundation. We went to the builder to get it fixed. At first they didn’t want to do anything about it, but we stayed on them. After a couple of weeks they found the source of the problem, re-graded our yard (so that more water wouldn’t intrude) and then fixed the crack and our drywall. If we hadn’t stayed on them, it would have cost us a couple of thousand to fix these things.

If you find problems, get on your builder to fix them! If they’re reputable, they usually will.

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