For Agents

The advice of the client's agent is a very important ingredient in the client's decision making process.

It is not necessary for a real estate agent to recommend or endorse a particular professional inspector. But selling and buying clients rely on their agents for much advice during the intricate process of real estate transactions. A good inspector is aware of the sometimes delicate balance of ethics and questions to which agents are subject.

We recommend that inspections be performed to apprise all parties involved of the actual condition of a home. The agent is an important part of helping the inspection client in deciding how the information contained in a report can benefit them in the final transaction.

Inspectors are well advised to be as impartial as possible. It is not our job to talk a buyer out of or into buying a home. We cannot tell a seller that any repairs must be made. We are required by TREC to report any deficiencies as "in need of repair" within strictly designated parameters. Whether repairs are made or who makes them are outside of the scope of an inspector's authority.

A good inspector will be able to point out deficiencies found in understandable terms without being alarmist. No agent wants to hear an inspector denigrating a home or scaring a client with stories of catastrophic failures. Neither does an agent want an inspector to brush off a deficiency or a possible safety hazard as unimportant. A calm, impartial, and congenial demeanor can help keep a client in a rational mental zone, keeping the comments in an otherwise dry report in context.

Thank you for considering passing our good name to your clients for their home inspection needs. We look forward to your clients call so we can explain our services and help provide some peace of mind.