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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're making a pre-offer inspection, you're likely going to not win the bidding war anyhow, so don't waste the money. You're looking to see if there is anything major. A report won't turn up anything that a good home inspector won't see in the first 30-40 minutes. Just audio record the walk and talk on your phone.

Also, if you're getting a walk and talk for $300, that's a steal. Most good inspectors in DC will charge $600 for that, then $1000+ for the full inspection, depending on the size of the home.[/quote]

Why would you say that? With a pre inspection they can waive the inspection contingency and factor any needed repairs into their offer price. I won a bidding war with a pre inspection and also picked an offer that pre inspected when I sold my house and had 4 offers[/quote]

I meant don't waste the money on the report. Just do the walk and talk pre-inspection. I agree that it's valuable. But there is no one in DC that is factoring needed repairs into a home offer when it's so competitive that pre-inspection is necessary (which is most homes for people on this forum). Sellers don't care about the repair issues you found. You're just making a list of stuff you'll need to fix because they are not coming down on price.[/quote]

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