The purpose of a homeowner inspection

When the average person thinks about home inspections, they think about buyers’ inspections: home inspections done during the home buying process, where the buyer arranges for a professional home inspector to inspect the house they want to buy. This is meant to give the buyer a clearer idea of the condition of the house and empower them to make a decision regarding whether or not to still buy. 

But many overlook the benefits of a home inspection for a homeowner. After all, why pay for a home inspection if you’re not buying or selling? Well, we have five compelling reasons why savvy homeowners should invest in regularly scheduled home inspections for their own homes.

5 reasons for homeowner home inspections

1. We all go to the doctor to get checkups, rights? While it’s not the most exciting thing, maintenance and preventative care in all areas of our lives, including our homes, is important for long-term protection of our asset. Your house is an investment, and investments need to be continually cared for. Ultimately, a home inspection isn’t just an investment in your house, but an investment in you: in your peace of mind and wellbeing.

2. We’ve got busy lives. We’re not all watching HGTV and reading Better Homes and Gardens and keeping up with the latest in home improvement and home care. It’s easy to overlook problems in your own house and become a little negligent when it comes to maintenance. A regularly scheduled home inspection means a professional can come in and do all of that for you by making sure things are properly maintained, safe, and in working-order. We focus your attention on the most important priorities by giving you a clear understanding of your house that otherwise, you might not be able to have. Even the best and most intentional homeowners need help, and that’s what Forever Home Inspection is here for. Especially if you’re a new homeowner or a homeowner that anticipates selling your house in the near future, a home inspection can be a helpful diagnosis and a starting point for seeing what needs to be done, prioritized, and budgeted. 

3. Our inspectors have certifications and expertise in several fields. For example, our inspectors are licensed to inspect and report on pests and termites. Termites and pests create ongoing headaches for homeowners and drive the cost of repairs up quickly. We’ve also got you covered when it comes to your annual sewer scope. We run a camera-led scope from your property through the lateral sewer line looking for any damage to the pipe that you’re unable to detect without the scope. We’ve saved homebuyers thousands of dollars by discovering issues that wouldn’t have been discovered before the purchase without a sewer scope.

4. Our service doesn’t stop at the home inspection. If you need any kind of repairs or maintenance based on our findings, we give trustworthy referrals to other local businesses who we have built relationships with over time. If you want to do any additions to your house, a home inspection is also a crucial starting point, but often times homeowners don’t know where to go from there. What good are our findings if you have no direction beyond the inspection?

5. Your inspection reports remain live on our client portal for as long as you need. You can easily send the report, or portions of the report to contractors and trades people you’re hiring for repairs. The report includes photos and descriptions of our findings, making it easy for you to communicate with other professionals. Plus, our inspectors are always available to answer questions that arise down the line, and we’re here to communicate directly with professionals if you need a helping hand on that front.

We really mean it when we say we are here to empower homebuyers and homeowners! We’ve seen how quickly maintenance and repairs can get away from a homeowner so we are here to help!

Schedule your home maintenance inspection so you can protect your investment! It’s only a matter of time before something critical pops up, get ahead of those issues today!