Inspection Inschmection
January 17, 2006
Friday afternoon I took some personal time off from work and met the inspector at the condo I'm buying. It took about and hour and a half at a cost of $250 that I paid out of pocket. A couple of people I know suggested I don't bother with it considering it is still under warranty and less than two years old, but I decided prudence was a good idea in the purchase of my first home.
Now, in retrospect, I wish I would have listened to them. There was one warning made by the inspector on a plastic pipe that is too close to the water heater, but shows absolutely no sign of wear. Other than that, the place is perfect. Yeah, it's nice to know that it is in good condition, but at the cost of $250 it stings. I guess thats what it's like owning a home though. I had better get used to handing out large sums of money for seemingly pointless things.
Yep, that's the joy of homeownership. Our inspection here was good though because it found several items that needed replacing and the seller replaced all of those before we closed on the place. That was nice!
Posted by: Jill at January 17, 2006 02:05 PM