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Virginia home buyers sometimes buy their home in Virginia on impulse. Home inspectors can help home buyers avoid buyers remorse by reporting on home defects and problems before the home buyer finds them after closing. As professional Virginia Home inspectors we at Dr. Tom, LLC., provide our Virginia home buying clients with the tools they need to make an educated choice regarding the quality and condition of their potential new home. We inspect for common defects and not so common ones. By hiring an experienced VA Licensed home inspectors who has your best interest solely in mind, our clients are better able to judge the strengths and weaknesses of the home in which they are under contract to buy. We will inspect the structure, exterior, drainage, grounds, roof, plumbing, electric, heating, thermostats, ac, interior and fireplace the municipality will inspect the smoke alarms in Virginia. We will provide Virginia home maintenance suggestions.

Buyers Benefits: A professional Virginia home inspection is the best way for potential home buyers to effectively evaluate the risks of a property purchase. A major concern of VA home buyers is being suddenly confronted with major and costly problems after they take possession of a property. A professional pre-purchase home inspection can reduce anxiety by screening for problems and itemizing them in a comprehensive report. This report may include approximations of repair costs and recommendations of useful upgrades to the property systems. The general result of a professional home inspection is that property buyers make significantly more informed purchases.

Screening for Problems: All homes have strong and weak points, they are not always what they seem. Gain the perspective and sound information you need to make better decisions with a home inspection performed by an experienced professional home inspectors. A good home inspectors works through a very long checklist of potential concerns to identify the major and minor deficiencies in the home. A good report will clearly describe the problems and illustrate them along with the what-to and how-to of repairs.

Provide Owners Benefits: Home owners who are planning to make improvements to their homes in order to increase its market value would be well advised to have it inspected first. A home inspectors can help prioritize home improvements and offer advice on the best ways to approach repairs. More importantly, an inspectors can help the seller identify potential or undiscovered problems before those problems become material for contract contingencies. By taking a pro-active approach one can avoid the frustrations many owners encounter when they are asked to re-negotiate their contracts because of unanticipated problem areas.

Credentials: Like any other professional, home inspectors (even those with licenses) have varied degrees of expertise. All home inspectors should be carefully screened. Inspectors learn from experience. It takes a few thousand inspections and more than a few complaints for a home inspectors to LEARN what it takes to satisfy clients. I spent several years as a construction contractor prior to becoming a home inspectors in 2005. I still see things I have never seen before. Would you want the biggest investment of your life inspected by a person who took a three week training class? RECENTLY PASSED LEGISLATION ALLOWS VIRGINIA HOME INSPECTORS TO BE LICENSED WITH AS LITTLE AS THREE WEEKS OF CLASS ROOM TRAINING AND JUST ONE WEEK IN ACTUAL HOMES. LICENSING IS A MINIMUM QUALIFICATION.

Many people without specific home inspection credentials offer services. Likewise, credentials are not always what they seem. Engineering and architectural credentials alone do not prepare anyone to competently inspect homes and communicate the findings. A helping attitude, good communication skills, and mature judgment must supplement technical competence. Make sure you work with a company employing a contract which specifies both what is offered and what limitations apply. Most "warranties" offer little coverage. Certified home inspectors's resume.

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Provide Owners Benefits: Home owners who are planning to make improvements to their homes in order to increase its market value would be well advised to have Dr. Tom, LLC. preform the work. A consultation and estimate from Dr.Tom can help prioritize home improvements and offer advice on the best ways to approach repairs. More importantly, we can help the seller identify potential or undiscovered problems before those problems become material for further issues.

Credentials: Like any other professional, general contractors (even those with licenses) have varied degrees of expertise. All contractors should be carefully screened. Contractors learn from experience. It takes a few thousand jobs and more than a few complaints for a contractor to LEARN what it takes to satisfy clients.
Likewise, credentials are not always what they seem. Engineering and architectural credentials alone do not prepare anyone to competently troubleshoot homes, communicate the findings and make the nessary repairs. A helping attitude, good communication skills, and mature judgment must supplement technical competence. Make sure you work with a company employing a contract which specifies both what is offered and what limitations apply. Most "warranties" offer little coverage. Certified general contractor's resume.

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