Home Inspection Deal Killer or Not?
Question: “We have our home on the market and we have filled out a Seller’s Disclosure, as required by law in PA. We had a contract on the house, which was subject to a home inspection. The buyer did not like the results of the home inspection and is not taking our house. Can we find out what is in that report? Can we dispute it? How can this home inspector kill our deal?” Answer: Let me take the last question first. If your contract was written with a clause allowing the buyers to cancel the sale if the home inspection revealed something they did not like, yes, the home inspector can dispute the sale. Can you dispute it? As a layperson, I would never put my own expertise above that of a professional’s–in this case, the home inspector’s. You could certainly have your own inspection done, but if your inspector and their inspector disagree, your agent will disclose both reports, to cover risk to you and to the agent. To present only a favorable inspection report to the next buyer, while
