Whether you’re producing a seller’s home inspection for the buyer or expecting the buyer’s home inspector to show up on your doorstep, it’s best to be thoroughly prepared. It’s also common for inspectors to start on the exterior of the home, so leave the shades down or drapes drawn until you’re dressed. More than one unprepared seller has been surprised by a stranger stomping around in the backyard. Some inspectors will charge the buyer a reinspection fee to make a return trip, and this can cause ill will, too. Inspectors generally won’t move anything themselves, so they might suggest a specialist to the buyer if they don’t have reasonable access. They’ll let someone else deal with it. Buyers might then hire a specialist who will undoubtedly find more things wrong. Specialists have a lot more knowledge than general inspectors. Again, the inspector will probably charge extra to make a return trip.
