| AtlantiCape Inspections, LLC | P.O. Box 3350 | 7809 Wellington Ave., Margate NJ 08402 | Phone (609) 431-0202 |
The home you are planning to buy is an investment that you hope will last many trouble-free years. A pre-purchase home inspection by a licensed home inspector gives greater assurance that a material defect, if there, will be uncovered. Many homeowners with material defects in their homes are not even aware of them. Problems with moisture damage and structural deficiencies accumulate over time. Often, problems can be found only when looking into places many homeowners have not seen for many years, like crawl spaces and unfinished attics. In New Jersey, a homeowner is not required to disclose defects known to them. A real estate agent representing the seller must rely on the owner to provide an accurate report of known deficiencies, in lieu of having a licensed inspector retained by the seller report on the conditions.
You've made the decision to sell, and perhaps have found the perfect replacement home. You've selected an agent or plan to sell it privately. How can you make sure your house goes under agreement quickly, and that nothing will happen to jeopardize the path to settlement?
A sellers inspection will provide you with a report card of the condition of your house BEFORE your buyer's inspector goes through. Armed with this information, you can properly plan what you want to correct, have an opportunity to obtain competitive bids from contractors, and take care of the issue. As an example, one major issue that has ruined many a settlement here at the shore is underground oil storage tanks. Insurance policies written today usually have exclusions for environmental damage caused by leaking underground tanks. Rather than ignore the possibility that one exists on your premises and learn at the 11th hour that you have a buried tank, being proactive and having a home inspection can save you costly delays or lost buyers when one is discovered during the buyer's inspection.
A home inspection for an existing property is like a medical exam for you. If you miss the symptoms of a medical problem, the result is usually a costly emergency down the road. Considering the investment you have in your home, it makes sense to have a periodic inspection that will result in problems being detedcted early, before they become major cost issues. AtlantiCape Inspections, LLC, will give your home a professional inspection every three months, looking for emerging problems such as moisture, structural issues, roof problems, heating system faults and carbon monoxide and gas leaks, and electrical defects that can crop up at any time. If you believe in periodic health screenings for your family and maintenence programs for your vehicles, consider the same for your valuable real estate. Click here for a list of our fees for quarterly real estate inspection services.
Isaac G. Lilienfeld, PE, CEM, NJ Licensed Home Inspector serving Atlantic and Cape May Counties
