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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hire your own inspector. (not realtor recommendation)[/quote]

+1.  When we were building our own home several years ago, I put into the contract that I wanted to have my own inspector at two points in the building process (walk-through before drywall went up and final walk-through).  I hired my own inspector.  Several years before when I had damage to my first house, my insurance company sent a contractor to the house to do an evaluation of the damage and do the estimate for damage.  He was not the contractor who did the final work, only the triage/estimate.  I was very impressed working with him and so when I needed a home inspector, I called him up.  He agreed to the job and we scheduled the visits.  He did a great job explaining what was done well and what not so well during the walk-throughs and he also identified several items that needed to be handled before the walls went up and several items that needed to be addressed during the final walk-through.  I think he earned his money and I think I got a great deal for the money.

If you are in MD, the buy I used was David Maier formerly of Maier Restorations.  Maier Restorations has changed to Cornerstone Kitchen Bath Remodeling but you can still try to find David.  Otherwise, I would just call the insurance company that you use for your home insurance and let them know that you are currently looking at real estate and need a contractor who can come and do a pre-offer inspection for you to determine whether the house is sound or not.  The insurance company should be happy to help you with a referral since it means if you insure the house with them, that it is less likely to need a claim against it if it is pre-inspected and found to have no issues.[/quote]

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