List of useful tools to use when house hunting or viewing investment properties
The hunt is on. You are in front a house that you may want to buy. Do you have everything you need?
Here is my recommended list for what you should have with you.
When I walk-through potential houses, I wear casual clothes since the place may be dirty or ‘interesting’. I do not crawl under the house or into the attic spaces, so I don’t need coveralls. My inspections generally take under a half hour.
Note that I always hire an inspector when my offers are accepted – even without an inspection contingency. As a worst case, I may need to walk away from the earnest money deposit – but that can be a WHOLE lot cheaper than buying a house with expensive issues that I missed on my initial walk-through.
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