by Alan Redburn | Aug 20, 2026 | Home Inspections
The inspector is the only person who has to attend a home inspection. The buyer should attend, the buyer’s agent often does, and sellers, extended family, young children, and contractors all produce a better outcome by staying away. Below we set out every party... 
by Alan Redburn | Aug 17, 2026 | Home Inspections
Walk away after a home inspection when three things are true at once: the repair cost is large enough to change what the house is worth to you, the seller will not absorb that cost through repairs or credits, and the condition cannot be reliably fixed and verified... 
by Alan Redburn | Aug 13, 2026 | Home Inspections
No, a VA loan does not require a home inspection. The Department of Veterans Affairs requires a VA appraisal instead, which estimates market value and checks the property against Minimum Property Requirements. One targeted inspection is a different story: a... 
by Alan Redburn | Aug 10, 2026 | Home Inspections
No, a home inspection is not required for a mortgage. Lenders require an appraisal instead, which estimates what the property is worth rather than documenting what condition it is in. Specialty inspections are a different matter, and a wood-destroying insect... 
by Alan Redburn | Aug 6, 2026 | Home Inspections
No, the seller should not be present at a home inspection, though nothing legally prevents it. Sellers who leave the property give the buyer room to ask honest questions, give the inspector an uninterrupted workspace, and keep emotion out of a process that ends in... 
by Alan Redburn | Aug 4, 2026 | Home Inspections
A roof inspection takes 45 minutes to 3 hours, and most single-family roofs take 1 to 2 hours from arrival to walk-through. The spread comes from five measurable variables: roof size, roof pitch, roofing material, how the inspector reaches the surface, and how much...
