When you are buying a house, you want to make sure you know exactly what you are getting. One of the most important things you should do before you agree
on a deal is to hire a professional home inspector to come out and take a look. However, hiring these inspectors is expensive and you do not want to
waste time and money on a house that is not worth it.
For that reason, it can be very helpful if you can take a look at a place on your own first to see if it is even worth making an offer on. Of course,
you cannot complete the type of inspection that a professional would be able to do, but you can take a look for some important and easy to spot problems
that will give you a good idea whether or not it is even worth taking the process on this house any further.
For instance, you should start by taking a look at the house from a good distance away. Make sure the house actually looks like it is standing upright
and that it is even. Sometimes from a distance you can see that a house is actually leaning to one side when that is not obvious up close.
Also, this will give you a chance to check out the lay of the land around the house. Remember, you want water to flow naturally away from your house so
that it does not get into the basement and cause a problem on a regular basis. That means that you want the ground to slope away from the house rather
than be flat or slope towards it.
Check out all of the plumbing and be sure to run water, flush toilets and thoroughly inspect all bathrooms and the kitchen. You
want to see high quality fixtures and good water pressure. Also, check to see how long you have to wait to get hot water at various locations throughout
the house.
Be sure to find out what type of heating system the house has in place as well and how old it is. Even a system that works well
will need to be replaced soon if it is more than 10 years old. While this may not necessarily stop you from purchasing the house, the cost of replacing
that system can certainly impact the amount you are willing to offer. Please contact Milani Plumbing Draining and Heating with
any questions.
