Home Inspections
What to expect when you have a home inspection of real estate in Germantown, Maryland. What is usually covered and how the home inspection works when buying a home in Germantown, Md.
SERVICES FOR GERMANTOWN HOME OWNERS
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT COUNTY REFUSE SERVICES,
CONTACT
MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOLID WASTE
Customer Service at 240-777-6410
The Division of Solid Waste Services provides weekly, curbside recycling collections to Montgomery County residents. (If you live within city or town limits, your recycling and refuse programs may vary from the County's programs).
The Division is responsible for the collection of trash from about 40% of Montgomery County's homes, primarily in the southern part of the County. This service is provided through contracts with independent trash collection companies. All other single-family and town homes in the County have trash collection through private subscriptions directly with the trash haulers and must make their own trash collection arrangements.
Contact the department for recycling information, to order a blue bin for regular pick up, holiday collection details, trash information, County-provided service, including bulk pickups, holiday collection schedule.
Home Inspections when buying a home in Germantown
What to expect when you have a home inspection of real estate in Germantown, Maryland. What is usually covered and how the home inspection works when buying a home in Germantown, Md.
Germantown Home Inspection Procedures.
Homefinders.com recommends that home buyers elect to have a home inspection on any home they select to buy in Germantown, Maryland. A home inspection will help you understand the condition of the home, the age and expected life expectancy of the major systems, heating and air conditioning, appliances, electrical and plumbing systems and the roof and foundation.
Homes inspectors are trained and skilled in the inspection of various systems and will advise you about the present day condition. If a system does not operate properly as designed, the home inspector will make that information available in his/her written report.
You the home buyer, with the help of your Homefinders.com Buyer's Agent, will identify the defects to the seller and, in order to keep the contract viable, the seller will either repair the defects or credit you, the buyer, with money at settlement to compensate you for the repair value of the defect.
Your Homefinders.com Buyer's Agent will assist you throughout the home inspection process. If you have a recommended home inspector or home inspection company that you wish to use, wonderful. If you request a recommendation of a home inspector from your Homefinders.com Buyer's Agent, we will provide you with home inspector names that we have used successfully in the past and can recommend.
We will schedule the home inspection with the seller and their agent. Once the inspection is completed, any defects noted by the inspector will be identified and a resolution, repair or compensation will be agreed to by the seller and you, our buyer.
ASHI, American Society of Home Inspectors is a good resource when selecting a home inspector. ASHI certified home inspectors are recognized for their professionalism, training and service oriented performance. ASHI home inspectors provides continual training and education for their member inspectors and this, along with the known qualify of their organization, is a first step in selecting a home inspector for the home you are buying in Germantown.
How much will the home inspection cost??
Prices are usually based on a combination of purchase price and square feet and age of the home.
Prices for inspections of homes priced $200,000 to $400,000 will be from $250 to $450.
Prices for inspections of homes priced $450,000 to $700,000 will be from $450 to $750.
Prices for inspections of homes priced $700,000 to $1,000,000 will be from $750 to $1,200.
The above may be high or low depending on whether the house has a basement, town home, outside buildings, etc. We will get a quote for a price before you select the home inspection company.
