Semper Fi Home Inspections serves as your one-stop home inspection shop. We inspect many different types of properties throughout the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. Properties We Inspect Houses Condos Duplexes Apartments Manufactured or Mobile Homes Apartment Buildings Commercial Buildings Our standard home inspections include a visual inspection of the foundation, plumbing, electrical, walls, doors and windows, […]
Semper Fi Home Inspections provides full home inspection services for the entire Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex – to provide home buyers and home sellers with peace of mind during the homebuying process. Most people are aware of the normal home inspection that is always recommended to home buyers before they make their final decision […]
While almost all mortgage lenders will require that a home have a home appraisal as part of the mortgage process, home inspections are rarely required when buying a home … although there can always be exceptions. FHA loans come closest to having a home inspection requirement in that they strongly recommend – in writing – […]
A question we often receive is whether a house will pass or fail an inspection. A home inspection report is more like a snapshot of the functioning of a home, rather than a pass or fail grade. Unlike a vehicle inspection – where a car can pass or fail – houses don’t pass or fail […]
No, a home inspection is not the same as a code compliance inspection. Every city has its individual building codes that outline specifically how a home should be designed and built to the city’s minimum standards. Those minimum standards can vary from city to city. Building codes protect the public health, safety and welfare as […]
Fact or Myth: If I Have an Appraisal, I Don’t Need an Inspection MYTH Home inspections and home appraisals are NOT the same. A comprehensive appraisal may seem at first glance to cover all of the items in a home inspection, but the function of the two is completely different, and the professionals conducting both […]
A foundation is a critical component to any home since it provides support for the entire structure, and as such makes inspection of the foundation an important step of a home inspection. When your new home is also a new build, it’s a perfect time to handle a foundation inspection during a phase inspection when […]
Having a new construction or phase inspections is important when building a new home. Just because a home is newly built does not mean it is complete free from potential problems. Some buyers of new construction think since the city is performing inspections, such as on electrical and plumbing, that they do not need to […]
These photos are one example of why you should ALWAYS get a home inspection on a new construction home. Most people who are having a brand new home built assume that everything will be fine and that a new construction home inspection is not necessary. Mistakes are easy to catch before you close on the […]
Importance of new construction or phase inspections We sat down with real estate agent Rick Irving to discuss why it’s important to get an inspection on new home construction There are three usual inspection stages when you are building a new home, also called phase inspections: Before they pour the concrete on the foundation Before […]