Who Is Responsible??

[Devany]

Mella, yes there were several issues that came up in our inspection, I am not sure what you meant about later, as we had the whole thing done at once, the video was part of the inspection. I guess maybe you mean did we notice anything else ourselves later? The answer to that is no. It was fun though to go back to our house over and over on DVD while we were still on the mainland and the video helped us decide what furniture would go where etc. Even though the house was a completely new gut rehab there were still a few issues that the inspector thought he needed to note. About 20 things were listed (minor details really) and we elected to remedy most of them ourselves, two things were required by us for repairs by the sellers. Overall though, our inspector raved on and on about the quality of workmanship etc. while showing details on the DVD.

I have bought a lot of homes over the years and I have never bought(or sold) a house without an independent inspector (even a nearly new one under $100,000 in 1975!) and did not think anyone did, especially these days. Any realtor with credibility would at least suggest an inspection. It only costs a few hundred dollars and can save a lot of heartache in the end. For instance a good inspector would have seen the refacing on Carrie's foundation and would have also checked to see that the foundation was level, one of the many things they check for is settling. Our inspection was almost two hours long.

Aloha au i Hawai`i,
devany

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