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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We've had inspections on two properties we owned, both by "highly regarded" inspectors.  Each had 1-2 huge whiffs on major issues that came to light within a few months of ownership.  Inspectors don't have xray vision or predictive powers.  And some good inspectors have a bad day and miss fairly noticeable things.  Everybody buyer/new homeowner wants to wear a "good" inspection like a warm cloak...and it does feel great until water starts coming through your kitchen walls during a rainstorm.

Houses have expensive issues that inevitably arise, and you should plan to pay up while you own.

Anyway, when buying this time around and seeing that everybody was waiving inspections, we asked our realtor how much higher our offers would have to be to get one accepted with an inspection contingency.  His answer: 10-20k at the pp we were looking at.  We decided it wasn't worth it and started doing pre-inspections.  It worked out fine.[/quote]

Could you recommend any good inspector(s)? [/quote]

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