Buying A Home
Dear Community,

Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.

If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.

Thank you.

Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.

How much did you pay...

...for a home inspection? If you don't mind sharing. Our realtor referred us to an inspector who charges $295. We don't know if that is a good deal or if it's worth looking elsewhere. Thank you!
Wedding Countdown Ticker

Re: How much did you pay...

  • 400 in Seattle.
    image
  • We paid about 220 but got a break due to FI being in law enforcement.

    Wedding Countdown Ticker
    October 13, 2012
  • $250 but DH ended up knowing the guy (he inspected our last house) so I think it should have been $300. He was very very thorough and was there for over 3 hours and pointed out things to DH. Worth the money!
    Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • Around $500, and we live in North Jersey/metro NYC area. We found our inspector on Angie's List.  

    I would be careful about using an inspector recommended by your realtor. Someone who knows the realtor may be a bit more lenient with the inspection than a neutral third party would be (because the realtors want the sale to go through, and the inspectors want to be referred for more business). I'm not saying you're being scammed or anything, but sometimes you get vendors who want to maintain a good working relationship and "help each other out," KWIM?

    Personally, I would find someone on your own, or at least research the hell out of the realtor's guy.

    image
  • Ours was $335 here in Indiana.
  • Ours was a family friend who did it for $350 with a discount.
  • Ours was around $400 which included radon testing for the basement.
    Crafts for Lily
    My Valentine Bookends (2~13~13, 2~15~09)
    image
  • The builder paid for our home inspection since its required by county on new constructions.
    Warning No formatter is installed for the format bbhtml
  • $425 - this is in the SF Bay Area.
    Me (33)& DX: DOR, FSH-20.3; DH(28):SA=normal 8/11 HSG= clear!
    IUI #1 10/12/11 (Bravelle + HCG + Prometrium & acupuncture) = 10/26 BFP! Beta #1=250, Beta #2= 615. 1st u/s 11/8. image Visit The Nest! Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
  • $ 400 in the valley, CA
  • $300 or $330.

    We found ours through our attorney.  Attorney didn't know him personally but we weren't really trusting our REA at that point at attorney had another client who had bought in the same general area and used this inspector.  DH was then able to find lots of good reviews on Yelp of the guy plus he supplied us with references.
    image
    ? ?????????! Z!
    BFP #1 EDD 12/14/12, C/P 4/9
    dx: DOR
    Clomid + trigger + IUI #2
    Everyone welcome.
  • $525 including radon and pest inspection.
  • $420 incl pest inspection. We went with who my REA recommended. He was VERY thorough, spent 4.5 total & provided us with an extensive copy of the inspection.
  • $380 including the radon inspection in North Carolina
    The pups!
  • Thank you for your input! This helps create a much clearer picture for us. "mbcdefg," I totally understand what you're saying...this is good advice to follow or at least consider as we make our decision. It's crazy how prices can diff in terms of location, but either way peace of mind is definitely worth the money!
    Wedding Countdown Ticker
  • $400.  He was recommended by our REA and we were very happy with him.  He was very thorough.  In fact we decided to terminate a contract because of some things that the inspector found, although the house looked amazing to plain eye.
  • SPAM -- redirect links removed by a mod
Sign In or Register to comment.
Choose Another Board
Search Boards