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Episode Synopsis
Episode overview
Home inspections are a critical part of real estate. They impact both buyers and sellers and are key in negotiations and identifying any problem areas in homes.
Even if you’re buying new construction, you should be using a home inspector.
For most buyers and sellers though, they don’t know what they should be looking for in a home inspection. What kind of issues will an inspector be looking for?
And if the inspector finds issues, what needs to actually be fixed? Is there anything you can do to better prepare for future home inspections?
We’ll dive into home inspections and walk you through everything you need to know with Clayton Bailey, Owner of Green Scene Home Inspections.
Episode highlights
What Clayton and Green Scene Home Inspections do
What's the value of getting a good home inspector for buyers
Why the little details are becoming more important to follow in home inspections
What an example of a well-maintained home looks like to an inspector
Here are the type of home issues are inspectors looking for
What are some of the craziest home inspection stories Clayton and Aaron have been a part of
Why it's important to use a home inspector for new construction
What a good home inspector should be looking for in new construction
Why sellers should always be ahead of home inspections when selling a property
What home issues can arise in areas with a drought
Here's what Austin buyers and sellers should be looking at when it comes home inspections
Episode links:
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Connect with Aaron Jistel on LinkedIn
Connect with Clayton Bailey on LinkedIn
Key takeaways
[00:01:08] What Clayton and Green Scene Home Inspections do
Clayton is a third-generation home inspector. His business, Green Scene Home Inspections, has been in business for over 15 years and has inspected 10,000+ homes. Not only does Clayton have a home inspection business, he also creates courses for buyers, sellers, and realtors around home inspections.
“We're coming up on almost 10,000 houses that we've done as a company, in the 14, 15 years that we've been in business. We've got 13 inspectors spread throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio. We do a fair amount of houses a month and absolutely love it. I also teach for American Home Inspector Training. So I teach for a national home inspections school that teaches home inspectors. And then I also teach CE classes to real estate agents as well. So they have to have that state continuing education to maintain their license.
So I travel quite a bit across the state of Texas going to different places to train home inspectors.”
[00:02:34] What's the value of getting a good home inspector for buyers
A good inspector can take that 30-40 page document and coach you on what you should really get fixed and what’s worth negotiating with a seller. Getting a home inspector first is important because they can identify big issues where you might need an expert to come in and take a look.
“Typically we get contacted right after the contract is executed and they say, "Hey, you're, you know, we're in our option period and you got to go." So we're usually the first ones to get in. The benefits of having that first is so that if we find something going on in plumbing or electrical or HVAC or whatever, then you've got time to get those people in there to look at that.”
[00:04:12] Why the little details are becoming more important to follow in home inspections
When the market was high, most buyers were only interested in the big issues. Now they
Home inspections are a critical part of real estate. They impact both buyers and sellers and are key in negotiations and identifying any problem areas in homes.
Even if you’re buying new construction, you should be using a home inspector.
For most buyers and sellers though, they don’t know what they should be looking for in a home inspection. What kind of issues will an inspector be looking for?
And if the inspector finds issues, what needs to actually be fixed? Is there anything you can do to better prepare for future home inspections?
We’ll dive into home inspections and walk you through everything you need to know with Clayton Bailey, Owner of Green Scene Home Inspections.
Episode highlights
What Clayton and Green Scene Home Inspections do
What's the value of getting a good home inspector for buyers
Why the little details are becoming more important to follow in home inspections
What an example of a well-maintained home looks like to an inspector
Here are the type of home issues are inspectors looking for
What are some of the craziest home inspection stories Clayton and Aaron have been a part of
Why it's important to use a home inspector for new construction
What a good home inspector should be looking for in new construction
Why sellers should always be ahead of home inspections when selling a property
What home issues can arise in areas with a drought
Here's what Austin buyers and sellers should be looking at when it comes home inspections
Episode links:
Follow ListingSpark on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok
Connect with Aaron Jistel on LinkedIn
Connect with Clayton Bailey on LinkedIn
Key takeaways
[00:01:08] What Clayton and Green Scene Home Inspections do
Clayton is a third-generation home inspector. His business, Green Scene Home Inspections, has been in business for over 15 years and has inspected 10,000+ homes. Not only does Clayton have a home inspection business, he also creates courses for buyers, sellers, and realtors around home inspections.
“We're coming up on almost 10,000 houses that we've done as a company, in the 14, 15 years that we've been in business. We've got 13 inspectors spread throughout Dallas-Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio. We do a fair amount of houses a month and absolutely love it. I also teach for American Home Inspector Training. So I teach for a national home inspections school that teaches home inspectors. And then I also teach CE classes to real estate agents as well. So they have to have that state continuing education to maintain their license.
So I travel quite a bit across the state of Texas going to different places to train home inspectors.”
[00:02:34] What's the value of getting a good home inspector for buyers
A good inspector can take that 30-40 page document and coach you on what you should really get fixed and what’s worth negotiating with a seller. Getting a home inspector first is important because they can identify big issues where you might need an expert to come in and take a look.
“Typically we get contacted right after the contract is executed and they say, "Hey, you're, you know, we're in our option period and you got to go." So we're usually the first ones to get in. The benefits of having that first is so that if we find something going on in plumbing or electrical or HVAC or whatever, then you've got time to get those people in there to look at that.”
[00:04:12] Why the little details are becoming more important to follow in home inspections
When the market was high, most buyers were only interested in the big issues. Now they
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