Why Sacramento Home Inspectors Note Petty Items in Reports

Sacramento home inspectors go out of their way to find defects, big and small.

When Sacramento home inspectors note petty items in reports, it is not their fault. The purpose of the inspection is thoroughness. They are also not trying to upset home sellers, but they often do. I don’t know why they can’t send home inspectors to an English class to learn ways to present findings in an easy-to-understand manner. Some just grunt and don’t write any words. They instead check boxes. The horrible boxes are always a scary red, too. Meant to instill fear in the heart of any buyer reading it.

The fact is Sacramento home inspectors are looking for a defect or something unusual to describe. In part, because that’s their freakin’ job. Also, in part, because if they don’t find something wrong, it’s bad. It’s bad because the buyer will think she a) wasted her money or b) the inspector isn’t doing a good job.

So, they try to be very thorough. If the only thing Sacramento home inspectors can find is a burned out lightbulb, that’s what he or she will report. Maybe a crack in the sidewalk. If they can’t figure out why the furnace won’t turn on, they will recommend further investigation. Sometimes, a home inspector recommends further investigation for, say, a gas fireplace, when there is nothing wrong. The problem is all inspectors don’t necessarily know how every gas fireplace works. Why should they? It’s not their house.

I actually don’t understand why most home buyers hire a home inspector to look at visible things they can see with their own eyes. One would think buyers would be more concerned about hiring a roof inspector to check out the roof, an HVAC specialist, a plumber, and maybe an electrician to check out the house wiring. Those people are specialists, not to mention, ahem, licensed.

Sacramento home inspectors are not licensed as a requirement. There is no licensing division for home inspections. There is little reason to get upset when an inspector reports minor issues. Rejoice. Nothing serious is wrong. It’s just a disclosure. Not a death sentence.

But most buyers don’t want to pay the big bucks and they’d rather pay some rogue general home inspector they found online to inspect what is about to become the biggest investment of their life. At the very least, a buyer should get a good referral from his or her agent.