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Frequently Asked
Questions
Price
101. How
much is the inspection?
102. What do I need for Home
Insight to price an inspection Payment
201.
What is the preferred method of payment?
202. Can I pay with a credit or
debit card?
203. Can I pay through
escrow?
204. When do I
pay?
Report
301. What does the report look
like?
302. When will I get my
report?
303. Where is my report
delivered?
304. Will you print my
report?
Price FAQs
101. How much
is the
inspection?
The
price of an inspection depends on the heated square footage of the
living space, the age of the house, whether there is a crawlspace, and
how far our inspectors need to travel. In the San Francisco
East Bay area, home inspection services start at $400 for a Premium Home
Inspection for houses in the local area up to 2000 sqft built after
1980 without a crawlspace. You can get a quote by logging in
to schedule an inspection on our website or by calling the office during
normal business hours. 102. What do I need for Home inSight to
price an inspection
To get a quote all
you need is the square footage of the house, its age, the address, and
whether there is a crawlspace. Payment
FAQs
201. What is the preferred method of
payment?
Home InSight prefers
checks because it makes the accounting easier and costs the least to
handle. Cash is also accepted. To keep home
inspection prices low, services are quoted at the cash
price.
202. Can I pay with a
credit or debit card?
Home InSight makes
every effort for clients to pay with this convenient method.
However, doing so is expensive and the regulations to protect against
identity theft is cost prohibitive. Currently, Home InSight
uses General Real Estate Inspectors to process credit cards for a 5%
surcharge. When the economy improves, we may again offer card
services, where costs can be spread over several
inspections.
203. Can I pay through
escrow?
Yes, but it is the most costly method due
to increased risk, interest expenses, and extra handling.
Home InSight does understand the cost of houses in California requires
huge outlays of cash that places people under financial stress until the
deal closes. To do so, please provide the contact details of
your escrow agent, including name, address, phone number, email address,
escrow number, and expected closing date. Also, credit card
information is collected in the event escrow does not close.
The process for getting paid from escrow accounts where the house
doesn't close is a legal tangle requiring escrow instructions and other
things that if not handled exactly right could result in not getting
paid. There is a 10% surcharge for this service. If
escrow doesn't close, the credit card will then be
charged. 204. When do I
pay?
Payment is expected
on site when the inspection is complete unless other arrangements are
made. Reports are withheld until payment is either received or
ensured.
Report
FAQs
301. What does the report look like?
A
home inspection report for resale, new construction, or warranty looks
the same. There is a full report with a lot of pictures,
descriptions, styles & materials, etc. that when printed out
could take 80-125 pages. It's designed for on-line
viewing. Three or four summary reports are directly derived
from it: Key Considerations, All Comments, Controls, and perhaps a Punch
List. These ares small enough to be printed as
needed.
Key Considerations summarizes the finding where Home InSight
considers you may want to have a conversation with the Seller or
otherwise think about before purchasing the house. It's
intended to support Repair Requests. All Comments contains all
the findings during the inspection. Almost all of them are
minor and expected for the age of the house. However, there
may be something in it that is important for you. In general,
it's your to-do list after moving in. Controls, Cleanouts, and
Filters is a summary report showing where to find these items,
particularly in case of emergency. It is intended to be put in
handy place in or around the kitchen for easy and rapid
reference. If you're bought a house from builder and it's
still under warranty, a Punch List is provided.
The Senior Home
Safety Network has a different reporting format.
302. When will I get my
report?
Usually, reports are delivered my the morning of the next
day. If the inspector is going out of town for Scouting event for the
weekend, it may be delivered electronically as late as Monday
morning.
303. Where is my report
delivered?
Where possible, reports are delivered electronically via
email only. This helps maximize the amount of information
provided while minimizing the effect on the
environment.
Reports come from two places. The inspection report
itself comes from HomeGauge. Your inspection report is hosted
on a third-party website for access up to five years later.
This report is intended for distribution. The administrative
parts of the report, such a contracts, weather reports, and profiles,
come from The Schedule Center. You will get an email from both
places letting you know your report is available.
304. Will you
print my report?
Home InSight stopped printing reports in
February 2009, when a completely electronic means of storing and
delivering information because available. This is in keeping
with our company's desire to be environmentally friendly.
However, if you don't have electronic access, Home InSight will print it
for you for free. If you do have email and you want it
printed anyway, we'll mail it to you for
$25.
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