When you pay for a professional inspection, you are really paying someone to hunt for the problems you cannot see. National research into home inspections shows that defects are uncovered in the vast ...

Picture this. You're standing in your dream home, watching the inspector move through every room with a clipboard and flashlight. You assume they're documenting everything wrong with the place. Here's ...

Q. As a licensed Realtor, I encourage every one of my buyers to hire a home inspector. The inspector I usually recommend has always done a competent job, but one thing about his inspection business ...

You're in the market for a home. You're already preapproved for a home loan. You find what looks like the perfect home. But how can you be sure it doesn't have any hidden defects? In the past few ...

Too many buyers feel pressure to waive the inspection. It puts them at huge financial risk and tilts the real estate market toward corporate buyers and the wealthy.

Q. We are buying a new home and were not planning to have a home inspection because the house was just approved by the county building department. Then we read your recent article about inspecting new ...

During a home inspection, it may be beneficial to look out for these frequently missed issues that could create big problems ...

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John Gallagher of Belmont has been inspecting residential and commercial buildings since 2000. He has a background in construction and launched his own company, Clark Hill Inspections, in 2018. More: ...