I am currently in the process of buying a new construction home from one of the local track builders. I am curious as to if anyone believes I should get a home inspection done for myself? I know an inspector has come in from the parish twice, is there a way to receive some sort of report from them or should I just hire my own? Curious as to if anyone has any experience with this. TIA

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Posted by mtcheral

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Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:23 am to jtayl71

Do it. They will find stuff wrong.

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Posted by The Mick

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Posted on 3/10/15 at 8:27 am to jtayl71

I would definitely do it. Talk to your realtor. Typically you'll make an offer contingent upon satisfactory home inspection. Once the builder accepts the offer then you spend the $ on the inspection. Otherwise you pay for an inspection and when you approach the builder to fix any items and you'll buy the home he tells you to GTFO.

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Posted by ItNeverRains

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Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:13 am to jtayl71

If you don't see the value of spending a couple hundred dollars on a purchase as large as a house for an inspector who works for YOU and only YOU, you should not be buying a house.

Codes inspectors and house inspectors are two entirely different animals.

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Posted by jtayl71

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Posted on 3/10/15 at 9:52 am to ItNeverRains

Okay thats perfect thanks for the replies. I guess I kind of worded it incorrectly, I definitely see the value. I guess I was really trying to ask if the inspector that came through did pretty much the same thing. I didn't want to pay for something that had already been done.

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