It’s important to get a home inspection whenever you buy a home, but it’s even more important when buying a foreclosure. The lender who currently owns the property has never lived there: they can’t disclose the leaky roof or the sink that doesn’t work quite right because they don’t know about it. Most of us aren’t Tommy Silva or Norm Abrams. We need someone who knows what they are doing to poke around and check absolutely everything.

The fact is that if I am your Realtor and you decide against a home inspection, I will make you sign a statement saying that you understand the implications of waiving your right to have a pro find all the little things that may be wrong!