 Personal Finance PowerPoint Presentation, Home Inspection Companies. Get ready to get financially fit by practicing personal finance. Most of this information can be found at Investopedia, Best Home Inspection Companies, which you can find online, looking into the references resources, continuing your research from there. This is Brian Carmody, updated February 29th, 2022, Best Home Inspection Companies. Obviously that's somewhat subjective, but we're gonna get an idea of the Home Inspection Companies, what they do, and then you can continue your research from there. A Home Inspection is a visual, non-invasive examination of a home's structure and its interior and exterior features and systems. The purpose of the inspection is to identify potential issues that need immediate or near future repair, health and safety issues, and security issues. Clearly these are gonna be important components to the home purchasing process, because we need the information necessary to put the proper price or negotiate what the proper price will be, which can be impacted by some of these items. At the end of the inspection, the home buyer will have a thorough understanding of the health of the home. So it's kind of like buying a car, of course. We want someone to look under the hood. We wanna have an idea of what's gonna happen in the near future. Are there gonna be any big repairs that are gonna be necessary, similar kind of process with the home? Finding a home inspector that is licensed and certified by a reputable third-party organization can be a huge help in saving you potentially thousands of dollars in surprise repair and replacement costs soon after you move into your new home. So there's kind of some pros and cons you might think of in terms of how much are you gonna go in for the inspection and so on and so forth, versus the potential benefits, obviously doing the inspection gives you potentially more information, which can help you with the decision-making process, but there's always gonna be the pros and cons of the more information versus the amount of added value that that information gives you for the decision-making process. So we always have to basically weigh that out as we are spending more time picking up more information. Surprises like these can not only elevate your frustration level and create buyer's remorse, but can also throw your home budget out of whack. So clearly if you purchase the home and then you realize that you gotta renovate some huge thing within it like redo the pipes or something like that, then that can be a frustrating experience and it can of course make you feel some remorse on the buying that you didn't know that upfront, but there's pros and cons to any kind of purchasing process. So obviously not all of the unknowns can be known, but you gotta weigh the pros and cons when making these kinds of decisions. So home inspectors provide a detailed report that rates the health of hundreds of details in your home so that you can avoid surprises and potentially negotiate some improvements with the seller. We looked at 14 home inspection companies before we found these top five, so we'll just take a look at a couple of them here. You can continue your research if you want to, taking a look at Investopedia and doing some more comparing and contrasting, just to give you an idea here. Best home inspection companies of 2021, according to Investopedia, best overall national property inspections, best value mirror spec inspection services, best expedited services, service house master, best for sellers, US inspect and best customer service brick kicker. Brick kicker, I like that. They gotta have the best name too, the brick kickers. They better have some steel toe boots on those toes. So national property inspection inspections, whether you're buying, selling or updating your home, national property inspections can help you with their broad scope of services, coverage in 42 states and top notch training and licensure making them our best overall home inspection company, even though they don't have the, what do they call it, the cool name, like the brick kickers, but still, you know, if they do everything else right, then the name's not that important. So national property inspections, pros through home inspections done by certified professionals, 200 locations around the US and Canada uses the latest technology and methods, customizable home inspection services, cons, no warranty beyond errors and omissions insurance, no online pricing page. That's kind of annoying. With certified experts conducting detailed home inspections, a broad scope of services and robust technology, national property inspections has been building its reputations as the best overall home inspection company since 1987 with buyers inspections and pre-listing inspections. This is according to Investopedia. The company claims to have more than 200 locations throughout 42 states and Canada. There is no list, but you can search for the closest one to you. NPI inspects over a thousand properties annually using the latest home inspection technologies and methods. Every NPI inspector has to go through industry-leading training and certified in the state they work in. They also must take the National Home Inspector Examination certified by the Examination Board of Professional Home Inspectors, the EVPHI and certified inspectors look into every area and corner of a home in a pre-closing or pre-listing scenario. Additionally, if you're building a home, you can hire a home inspector to examine phases of the construction process. So the report received from NPI is one of the most comprehensive and detailed reports among home inspection companies. So it looks like this is one of the larger kind of companies you would think then just in terms of their size and so on that they would have this down to somewhat more of a science, clearly there's gonna be pros and cons versus larger companies and smaller companies with these kind of things. So in any case, it contains highs resolution, digital photos and descriptions of all significant findings explained in plain and simple language to make it easy to understand by a customer going through their first home inspection. NPI inspectors carry errors and omissions E and O insurance to show that they stand behind their report. So that, you know, if there's a problem that's the insurance that they have. So the cost of an inspection depends on square footage, the time required, age of the home, number of heating and air conditioning units and location among other things. So obviously getting the price honed down is always gonna be kind of an issue given the fact that each home is unique. Customers need to request an individual quote to check the exact cost of the home inspection in their area. If your home is between 1,000 and 2,000 square feet, expect to pay between $300 and $400 with extra charges for radon testing, wall water evaluations and termite inspections. Then we got the Ameris spec inspection services. So we'll take a look at another for a comparison purposes here. The Ameris spec provides home buyers with additional long-term maintenance checklist and home binder free of charge as a place to save all your related home information, such as your Ameris spec report, maintenance reminders, paint colors and more in an online application making them our top choice for best value. So they got that added feature that might be useful for individuals that looks like to kind of track things out there. The pros performed more than 1.5 million home inspections, certified inspectors, seasonal maintenance checklist included, detailed home inspection, report 400 points of inspection, the cons, no warranty behind errors and emissions insurance. Interesting, no online pricing page or estimates. Once again, I think that was a common theme that we've had thus far on these two. While keeping their pricing competitive with other home inspectors, Ameris spec stands out as the best value because they offer additional perks like the digital home repair manual and seasonal maintenance checklist and free access to home binder. Home binder stores your home's maintenance reminders, home improvements that can be set up directly from the Ameris spec inspection report. So it might help you to organize and manage this kind of stuff, which is stuff that for a lot of people is not as easy to do, given the fact that they're not things that you typically do in a month by month basis. Therefore it could be nice to have something to track it. So important documents, the Americans make the appliances make and model numbers so home binder can alert you to appliance recalls. So basically if you put that information for the appliances in there and their recall information might give you some more notices in the event that those come up. A detailed home inventory for insurance backup with over 1.5 million home inspections performed by trained and certified professionals since its founding in the late 1980s. Ameris spec is often one of the first companies real estate agents recommend for home inspection services. The Ameris spec professional home inspectors are licensed in 39 states. During the inspection, they examine and cover over 400 points of interest across various categories in a home to create an accurate record of its condition. Ameris spec uses a complete educational training system developed specifically for them by Carson Dundlop and associates, one of the most respected names in the professional home inspection training. Though not an express warranty, any customer that is not happy with the services they receive can contact their local Ameris spec office to resolve any issues they may have. The exact cost of a home inspection will depend on the region and location of the home, its size and age additional services provided or requested and other factors related to the inspection. So you got that what's the price of it kind of problem once again, which isn't always straightforward given the uniqueness of the homes. So the Ameris spec recommends asking about factors that will affect the final price of a home inspection when scheduling their pricing. It is in the same competitive range you'll find from others with nationwide average cost of $300 to $400 for homes and the 2,000 square foot range. Then we've got the next one, they got house master another comparison you can make up here. The house master has created their express report to serve customers who need the results as soon as the physical inspection is completed winning our title for best expedited services. So they're fast is what I'm trying to say that the pros quick and efficient service with express inspection report founded in 1971 with our 2 million with over 2 million inspections detailed report with recommended repairs by the inspector ready on site online inspection resource guide cons guarantee varies at each franchise. So the franchise could have differences from franchise to franchise that's interesting. Some house master benefits not available in all areas need to verify everything with your local franchise owner so could have some more differentiation depending on which one you are looking at or the current franchise you're working with. House master recognizes that on some transactions time is of the essence. So they are able to deliver a complete report at the home site upon completion earning your nod for best expected service. Our nod, they got the best expected service because they're fast established in 1971 and now with over 370 offices across North America masked house master has local franchise locations in every state except Wyoming along it to give clients convenience service from the initial call to the final report. They adhere to local regulations and certification requirements and are also certified nationally by the National Institute of Building Inspectors and the American Society of Home Inspectors the ASHI among their services house master offers inspection services on roofing exterior and interior elements the foundation and substructure of a home kitchen appliances heating and cooling system and electrical and plumbing installation. The inspection report contains information about any added repairs in the home their urgency cost as well as an estimated repair schedule recommended by the home inspector house master provides a limited repair reimbursement guarantee which provides reimbursement to home buyers for eligible unexpected repairs during the guarantee period which differs with each franchise the overall cost of a home inspection through masks through house master depends on the home's location and its characteristics. So each client would have to request an individual quote for this service that seems to be a common theme here thus far. However, you'll find them within the national's average cost of $300 to $400 for a 2000 square foot home. So we didn't go through all the rest of them here. You can take a look at do some more comparing and contrasting just to get an idea of the comparisons between them and you could continue your research from there.