Going to the Specialist

Many real estate contracts, including the contracts used most commonly used by the Greater Springfield Board of REALTORS®, not only give the homeowners the right to a property inspection, but the added right to have a specialist inspect the house if the buyer would like. These specialist inspections are most likely going to be for components such as the furnace, air-conditioning, or roof. 


So why have a specialist’s inspection? Well, many inspectors will go through and do a property inspection, and make sure that there are certain things on certain components. However, they are very reluctant to identify specifically or diagnose a certain problem with a component without a specialist. This is no different than going to a doctor who examines symptoms before sending you to a specialist to actually diagnose and fix the problems.

However, we’ve noticed a trend in the last couple of years, where buyers have noted that they are going to have a specialist’s report, and either not had one or turned in the report to the listing agent after the five-day period. This is a bit dangerous because not having a specialists report or turning it in late means that the buyer is accepting that condition (furnace, air, roof), as if there was no specialists inspection needed at all. So make sure that if you say you’re going to have a specialist’s inspection, you get it completed and turned in within the 5-day period’s time.

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