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Buying a Home: Your Home Inspection. Presented by YOUR NAME for SEMINAR SPONSOR NAME. Independently owned and operated. What Is a Home Inspection?. A visual, noninvasive inspection of the home as it is on the day of the inspection An examination of all major systems
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Buying a Home:Your Home Inspection Presented by YOUR NAME for SEMINAR SPONSOR NAME Independently owned and operated
What Is a Home Inspection? • A visual, noninvasive inspection of the home as it is on the day of the inspection • An examination of all major systems • Usually booked after a written purchase agreement has been reached with the seller • Includes a printed report explaining significant findings and recommendations • Normally takes two to three hours • You are encouraged to attend
What Else? • Radon testing • Sprinkler system • Well and/or septic for a rural property
What Does a Home Inspection Cover? Exterior Components: • Roof • Gutters • Windows • Doors • Siding • Trim • Grading • Driveways and walkways • Decks and patios
What Does a Home Inspection Cover? Interior Components • Doors • Fireplaces • Ceilings and walls • Built-in appliances Structural Components • Foundation • Framing • Floor/slab • Crawl space • Attic
What Does a Home Inspection Cover? Plumbing • Plumbing fixtures • Hot and cold water supply Electrical Systems • Electrical service entrance • Electrical service panel • Electrical circuits Mechanical Systems • Water heater • Heating and ventilation • Air conditioning
How Do You Choose a Home Inspector? • Qualifications • Training, experience in home inspections, construction • What does he/she inspect • What type of report does he/she use? • Insurance (E&O and general liability)
Global Property Inspections • Professionally trained • Impartial and independent • Nationwide organization to provide technical backup • Thorough, easy-to-read computer-generated reports with digital photos • Report available at time of inspection
YOURNAME and Global Property Inspections • Additional services • Toll-free phone number • Accept Visa and MasterCard • We can create a CD of your inspection • Including all pictures taken, CMHC publications.
My Website • Pull up your website and hit the Print Screen button on the upper right section of your keyboard. Click on this slide and click paste, then adjust the size of the image to fit in the white space. • Be sure to save your changes. • See sample on next slide.
Sample Report • Pull up your sample report – front page with photo of the house – and hit the Print Screen button on the upper right section of your keyboard. Then right-click on this slide and click paste. • Adjust the size of the image to fit the white space of this slide. • Be sure to save your changes.
General Information Pull up your general information page with your name at the top with Jane Doe and fake address. Press the Print Screen button, then right click on this page to Paste. Save your changes.
Sample Report • Paste a page or two with photos and text – see • sample below • Be sure to save your changes!
Sample Summary Report • Paste a sample summary page here. • Resize it to have it fill the slide. • Be sure to save your changes.