First Time Home Buyers / Tampa / Inspections

lot of money, $300 to $500, to have an inspector look at your home, but remember, this may be the biggest investment of your life and if you get a house with structural problems, a bad roof, problems with the plumbing or electric, it can change an idyllic dream of home ownership into a nightmare. Let me also point out a Florida specific inspection that is included by most inspectors. It is called a five point inspection and is a requirement for many, if not all, Insurance companies in Florida. It addresses five important parts of the house that need to be up to a certain standard to be insurable. I will go into more detail in a future blog, but be aware that you need it, and if you don't get a home inspection, it can cost you $200 to $300 just for this inspection. So be careful and get everything looked at, it is money well spent.