I'm going to buy a house, I could use some help!

BengalMan · 02-20-2010, 02:13 PM

As a first time home buyer, I highly suggest a reputable inspector. Your real estate agent should be able to point you in the right direction and get you in contact with a solid inspector with a good track record. Sure it's not something you want to pay up front, but if you forgo an inspection and something goes wrong after the closing, your SOL. Our inspector found various issues, all of which we put into the contract that they fix or we wouldn't purchase the house. These things ended up costing the seller, not us, almost $2000. Well worth the price of the inspector. Also, given how tight most lenders still are, and if your going with an FHA, your lender may not even give you a loan without an inspection. I know if I was a lender and a first time buyer came to me to buy a house without an inspection, I'd send them packing....

02-20-2010, 02:13 PM	#26
BengalMan Have My Own Room Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ian Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,280 Trading: (10)	Re: I'm going to buy a house, I could use some help! As a first time home buyer, I highly suggest a reputable inspector. Your real estate agent should be able to point you in the right direction and get you in contact with a solid inspector with a good track record. Sure it's not something you want to pay up front, but if you forgo an inspection and something goes wrong after the closing, your SOL. Our inspector found various issues, all of which we put into the contract that they fix or we wouldn't purchase the house. These things ended up costing the seller, not us, almost $2000. Well worth the price of the inspector. Also, given how tight most lenders still are, and if your going with an FHA, your lender may not even give you a loan without an inspection. I know if I was a lender and a first time buyer came to me to buy a house without an inspection, I'd send them packing....