Is becoming a home inspector worth it?
Home inspection is a great career choice for so many reasons including high-income potential, a stable industry, flexible schedules, and the ability to work for yourself. With over 50,000 AHIT alumni, we’ve seen this career improve the lives of so many of our students.
Is being a home inspector dangerous?
More often, the general home inspection happens first, and that puts you at risk of breathing in dangerous particles and gases. Exposure in one home might be nothing to worry about. But exposure can build up over many houses through the years.
Can you trust Home Inspectors?
In most cases, the answer is yes, you can trust your real estate agent to refer a qualified, ethical home inspector. Often with years of industry experience, real estate agents typically know what to look for in a home inspector and which inspectors they can rely on them to provide great service for their clients.
Do home inspections ever come back perfect?
Most real estate contracts have a home inspection contingency, which allows the buyer to negotiate their offer, request repairs, or back out of the sale completely. The reality is that no house is perfect and the home inspection report will come back with a list of problems.
Do buyers or sellers pay closing costs?
Closing costs are paid according to the terms of the purchase contract made between the buyer and seller. Usually the buyer pays for most of the closing costs, but there are instances when the seller may have to pay some fees at closing too.
Can you negotiate escrow fees?
Who Pays the Escrow Fee? Typically the buyer and seller negotiate who pays the fees and it will be detailed in the purchase agreement. Sometimes the fee is split or one party agrees to pay it all. For that reason, speak to the seller of the house or your real estate agent to establish this straight away.
What escrow fees does a seller pay?
Escrow providers charge either a flat fee (between $500 and $2,000, depending on where you live), or about 1% of the home sale price to manage the closing of the transaction, which includes the signing and recording of the closing documents and the deed, and the holding of all the purchase funds.