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When buying a new home, the few hours you spend with your home inspector may be the most important part of the home buying process. This is your opportunity to have an independent professional check out the condition of your prospective new home. The report you receive from an inspector becomes an important tool of negotiation between you and the seller.
On inspection day, plan on spending a couple of hours with the inspector as he checks over the house. Don’t bring the kids because you don’t want any distractions. Ask questions about anything you don’t completely understand. When you first toured the house you more than likely spent less than 15-30 minutes looking it over.
Listen for words like “major”, “significant’, “needs immediate repair”, etc. Your inspector may not say the word “mold” if he finds any. For liability issues he may say “fungal matter” or something along those lines.
If he and you find something suspicious, you should ask him whether it would be a deal breaker for him or a member of his family, suggests Tina Marie Jung, a Realtor with RE/MAX Results in St. Louis. Ms. Jung says an inspector once told her client point blank: “I’d tell my daughter to walk away.”
Unless you find mold throughout the home, you should then call in a mold remediation company like Water Mold Fire Restoration of St. Louis. Our certified mold remediation experts can inspect the mold problem and determine the costs for the mold’s removal. With an estimate from a professional remediation company in your hand, you have a much better chance of negotiating with the seller. Remember, before you close on the property any mold problem is still HIS problem.
If you need answers about a mold issue in your own home or one that you are thinking about buying, call WMF Restoration at (314) 282-4140. We are available 24/7. Your call will be answered by a live person, not a recording.
