4ish years ago when I bought a house I was convinced not to get a house inspection, would it be crazy to get one now just to make sure it's all good? - eviltoast

Was 25 and super nervous, so when the realtor was like “oh yeah they just check for basic stuff, but I looked around and it looks great” I was like “Oh okay, this is so astronomically expensive every penny saved is good…”

Everything has been great as far as I can tell. House was built like 40 years ago but super well maintained it seemed and I’ve been super happy. But just curious if maybe I should hire someone to make sure there was nothing outstanding from back then, and no major issues have popped up in the last couple years like leaks/foundation issues, the like.

Is that crazy? Is it weird to call and be like “I’m not selling, I just wanna make sure there are no issues I need to address before they get worse”

Is there a certain type of inspector I should get? I know some inspectors are notoriously lazy.

Also I moved in 2 weeks before covid lock downs happened for time line stuff.

  • funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    when I heard people were buying without inspections during the property rush I was agog and I hadn’t bought a house.

    I just bought a house and the inspection was very useful as a first time buyer.

    Some electrics needed upgrading, the attic insulation had worn thin, there was evidence of old squirrel nests up there too, the crawlspace needed a vapor barrier, some tree branches were close to a power line… nothing major but all stuff that needed fixing.

    We came to a compromise with the sellers that we’d split the cost of everything that came back in the report 50/50.

    It certainly gives peace of mind to know there’s no sword of damocles waiting to fall

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      6 months ago

      when I heard people were buying without inspections during the property rush I was agog and I hadn’t bought a house.

      Reminds me of all the people buying homes to flip on their Starbucks income with variable rate mortgages back in 2006/2007