New and Used Home Inspection Reporting

HUD - Housing for Urban Development encourages Buyers of new and used homes to hire a licensed Property Inspector. Sample of a completed TREC reports can be viewed on this website, see Tab "Sample Reports".

Robert Taylor - TREC Inspector license #3619. http://www.trec.state.tx.us/
                       HUD Inspector ID Number A387. http://www.hud.gov/

Texas Real Estate Commission Property Inspection Report View Report REI-7A-0.
The inspector completes the report per TREC View Guidelines 535.227-233.

PAYMENT – can be made by cash, check or credit card (Visa & Master). Payment is due during the inspection. Payment is made by the purchaser of the property; it is not rolled into the mortgage nor is it paid for by the Lender.

The Attached HUD Form 92564-cn - Advises Buyers to Get a Home Inspection

CAUTION


For Your Protection:
Get a Home Inspection

Why a Buyer Needs a Home Inspection

A home inspection gives the buyer more detailed information about the overall condition of the home prior to a purchase. In a home inspection, a qualified inspector take an in-depth, unbiased look at your potential new home to:

  • Evaluate the physical condition: structure, construction, and mechanical systems;
  • Identify items that need to be repaired or replaced; and
  • Estimate the remaining useful life of the major systems, equipment, structure, and finishes

Appraisals are Different from Home Inspections

An appraisal is different from a home inspection. Appraisals are for lenders; home inspections are for buyers.
An appraisal is required to:

  • Estimate the market value of a house;
  • Make sure that the house meets FHA minimum property standards/requirements; and
  • Make sure that the property is marketable

FHA Does Not Guarantee the Value or Condition of your Potential New Home

If you find problems with your new home after closing, FHA can not give or lend you money for repairs, and FHA can not buy the home back from you. That is why it is so important for you, the buyer, to get an independent home inspection. Ask a qualified home inspector to inspect your potential new home and give you the information you need to make a wise decision.

Radon Gas Testing

The United States Environmental Protection Agency and the Surgeon General of the United States have recommended that all houses should be treated for radon. For more information on radon testing, call the toll-free National Radon Information Line at 1-800-SOS-Radon or 1-800-767-7236. As with a home inspection, if you decide to test for radon, you may do so before signing your contract, or you may do so after signing the contract as long as your contract states the sale of the home depends on your satisfaction with the results of the radon test.

Be an Informed Buyer

It is your responsibility to be an informed buyer. Be sure that what you buy is satisfactory in every respect. You have the right to carefully examine your potential new home with a qualified home inspector. You may arrange to do so before signing your contract, or may do so after signing the contract as long as your contract states that the sale of the home depends on the inspection.


Home Inspection Services are provided in Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Allen, Carrollton and neighboring communities: Collin, Grayson, Denton, Dallas, Rockwall, Weston and East Tarrant counties of Texas.

To Schedule a Home Inspection Call 972-612-3946