i live in texas,and found a house and made offer.looks like i will be getting the house. i would like to know about the inspection details.i found a inspector ,after he inspecs the house ,gives me the report and say 2 months later the roof leaks.if the inspector says the roof is fine who or is anybody responsible .sorry about the typo

An inspector checks homes VERY thouroughly, I have not had a problem thus far after a property being inspected and then their being a problem. That's why you pay for the inspection to make sure there are not these chances of things happening like this. I am not sure if it would come back on the HI or how that works never had to deal with this situation, ask the HI...how that would work. I know they really check everything though so I wouldn't worry too much. I had one, one time go right down the there was a missing knob on a cabinet door. They check it all!

Angie

This depends on who does the inspection. There are some "discount" inspectors out there who will do a $150 inspection in about an hour. Some buyers are attracted to the low price, but don't realize that they are taking a chance. A good inspection takes 2 1/2 to 3 hours and should cost 250-300 (homes under 2000 sq ft)in Texas. As far as a roof leak, we cannot always find every roof leak because we typically don't inspect during rainfall. Some newer leaks are not visible on a normal inspection (depends on rain intensity and wind direction) Older leaks sometimes leave water stains in the attic, but even these may have been repaired by the time the inspector is called.

While that might generally be true, one should never use price alone to choose the home inspector. There are companies like mine that use teams of inspectors who can do a 2000 SF home in the time that it takes the dishwasher to run through its short cycle.

And then there are home inspectors just getting started who are the low man on the totem pole regarding price. That's not necessarily bad if he has the experience, knowledge, etc., to get the job done right. After all, someone has to be the low man on the totem pole. If we all had the same price, it could be seen as collusion and price-fixing, definitely illegal.

Remember that Microsoft gave away its software for a couple of years in order to "get started."

I always caution my callers to ask about price third. First, ask if your prospective home inspector carries errors and omissions insurance and is willing to provide a copy of his declarations page (that's what declarations pages are made for). With the price of real estate here in San Diego, and the cost of E&O insurance, it's been estimated that at least half of the home inspectors here don't carry E&O insurance. Is that really a responsible business person for this industry? You decide.

Second, ask if your prospective home inspector is a member of any trade association (NACHI, ASHI, CREIA, SPREI, FABI, etc.) or business association (BBB, etc.).

Insurance is expensive. Association memberships are expensive, time consuming in order to get annual CECs, etc.

Based on the answers to the first two questions, one typically will have a very good indication of the price that specific home inspector charges.

A Home Inspector gives you a report on the functions and condition of the property as it was at the time it was inspected. Not a second before or after. So if something breaks in 2 weeks, He didn't say it would be working in 2 weeks he said it worked when inspected.

"So if something breaks in 2 weeks, He didn't say it would be working in 2 weeks he said it worked when inspected"

The example she gave is a roof leak. Chances are it would not change much in two weeks.

Actually, the chances for the roof changing in two weeks are just as good as an appliance breaking down in two weeks. The roof and its components (flashing, sealant, etc.) expand, contract, or otherwise react every day in response to heat, cold, wind, rain, hail, snow, kids climbing trees to get on the roof to get their frisbee, kids throwing the basketball on the roof trying to get it to the friend on the other side of the house, people walking on the roof to put up their Christmas lights, animals (raccoons, opossums, cats) traversing the roof, birds pecking insects off the roof, etc. So there is absolutely nothing prohibiting the roof or one of its components from failing two weeks down the road.