I we performing a home inspection in Chandler Arizona and noticed the sun reflecting off of the window next door and hitting the garage door of the home I was inspecting.
What I did not expect was the huge temperature difference this caused.
This temperature difference can cause damage.
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I recently did a Scottsdale home inspection and the buyer decided not to purchase the 
home. I think it may have been due to the many roof issues I discovered or perhaps it was because the parapet walls were damaged. I guess it could be the air conditioning duct work that was exposed on the roof or that posts were rotted out in a few locations.
I think the final straw was the furnace was not functioning properly and the CO levels were almost 300 ppm.
This buyer was lucky. His agent wanted to make sure he really understood the condition of the property he was looking to purchase. Many agents will recommend a good home inspector, however many agents will recommend an inspector that doesn’t rock the boat or “Kill the deal”.
I have performed home inspections thousands of homes over the last 11 years and I can honestly say I have never killed the deal, I have seen a lot of deals commit suicide though.
See every house has a story, and it is the home inspectors job to write that story down. We don’t make things up, we shouldn’t cover things up either.
I get about 1/2 of my work from real estate agents, the other half comes from referrals and from the internet. If I walk into a room full of agents some will smile at me and some will growl. My job is to document the facts and this protects everybody in the transaction. Some agents understand that, others don’t want to spend more time showing homes.
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Gas water heaters tend to make some noise if they get some sediment in the bottom, it is not uncommon for me to hear popping or knocking during a home inspection.
I made a brief video that explains the issue, feel free to check it out.
If you can not view the video I basically explain that the sediment settles on the bottom of the water heater tank. When the unit fires, the water (and air in it) starts to expand and caused the sediment to pop apart or pop off the bottom of the water heater.
This is something I hear on Phoenix home inspections as well as in any other parts of the valley.
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You may ask why. Part of the answer is it is simply good business practice, part of the answer is the state requires some form of financial assurance. The real answer is because we take pride in our work, however we admit we are all human and therefore subject to making mistakes.
Below I have listed some of the state requirements as well as why we exceed them.
Yes, you read that right, The state of Arizona requires home inspectors to have a minimum of a $25,000 bond or be insured for $100,000.
What does that mean to you?
A bond pays if you sue the AZ home inspector and win. If it goes to trial, court costs will likely be higher than the $25,000 bond.
Insurance may settle before a case ever goes to trial and if the inspector chooses to be insured, the minimum policy the state will accept is $100,000.
Then there is the type of insurance is it E & O insurance, GL, workman’s comp? These are some of the questions you should ask before hiring or referring a home inspector.
We have been inspecting homes for over 10 years and have been involved in construction for even longer. We wouldn’t think of driving without insurance let alone operating a business without insurance.
Our Errors and Omissions Insurance (E & O) covers us if we make mistakes, and if you are the real estate agent that refers us, our policy covers you if you should get blamed for something we did or didn’t do.
If you are the buyer of a home, why wouldn’t you want an AZ home inspector who is insured?
If you are an agent then you not only want to ask if the Phoenix home inspector has E & O insurance but general liability coverage as well.
What happens if the inspectors ladder should fall and hit the sellers car? Who will get blamed? Who will have to deal with the fall out?
The hard truth is the bond and the insurance cost more per year than the AZ Home Inspector state license.
If the home inspector has been foreclosed on, it is likely they can’t even get a bond for under $2,000 a year. This is one of the reasons registered home inspector numbers have dropped from over 1,700 to 700 in the last 4 years.
However there are still home inspectors out there that are doing the work even though they are not bonded, insured or even state licensed.
It is quick and easy to see if you home inspector is state certified. Simply click Home Inspector Verification, this will take you to the state BTR professional registrant page, Type in the last name of the home inspector and then click find. the inspectors name, company and status should show up. Under status it should say AC if the inspector is Active or current.
The State recently fined one home inspector $25,000 for performing home inspections with an expired registration, this was the second time they had caught him and he had performed well over 100 inspections since the last time.
Imagine trying to defend yourself for referring an AZ home inspector that was not licensed.
Imagine finding out after you hired and paid the guy that he was working illegally.
The bottom line is you want someone that is experienced, ethical, educated, and insured. As ASHI Certified Home Inspectors, we can provide that.
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