Home Inspections

Peg Ritenour, VP Legal Services at Ohio REALTORS and Dave Sipple, Owner and Home Inspector, Duke Inspections join Allison for this week’s podcast. We discuss the changes to the home inspector licensing law and how that affects our industry. We also discuss what REALTORS and clients should know when working with home inspectors as well as why it can be a bad idea to waive a home inspection in todays market.

Show Notes

• David’s background as a home inspector and how he started his own business
• The Home Inspector law change and why it’s a good thing
• FAQ’s around home inspecting
• The inspection agreement- what it is and how it protects realtor, buyer, and home inspector
• The Home Inspector code of ethics- what it is and why it’s important
• What’s not required on home inspections and how to navigate other services
• New forms that are available for REALTORS in providing names for home inspectors
• If REALTORS need to be present at the time of a home inspection- and what to do in both instances
• Why waving inspections can be a bad idea- especially for first-time homebuyers

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