What
are your qualifications? Are you a member of the
American Association of Home Inspectors?
Do
you have a current license? Inspectors are not
required to be licensed in every state.
How
many inspections of properties such as this do you do
each year?
Do
you have a list of past clients I can contact?
Do
you carry professional errors and omission insurance?
May I have a copy of the policy?
Do
you provide any guarantees of your work?
What
specifically will the inspection cover?
What
type of report will I receive after the inspection?
How
long will the inspection take and how long will it
take to receive the report?
How
much will the inspection cost?
Portions
adapted from Real Estate Checklists and Systems and used
with permission (www.realestatechecklists.com).
Reprinted
from REALTOR® Magazine Online
by permission of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®Copyright
2005. All rights reserved.www.REALTOR.org/realtormag