How is a Home Inspection Performed?
While touring and inspecting the prospective property, your Tiger Home Inspector completes an itemized list, which contains a rating system, and written comment section that is unique to the property being purchased. At the conclusion of the inspection, you receive a copy of the inspection report on site (as opposed to a less descriptive narrative completed offsite). What is the difference between a narrative and an itemized list with a written commentary? A narrative is a typical “boiler plate” with a written explanation completed after the home inspection has been performed. It is usually a group of paragraphs, “plugged in” and written offsite. Frequently, it takes between 3-10 days to receive in the mail. An itemized list is the Inspector’s actual rating of each area in detail, completed on-site, during an inspection. The report also includes specific written comments by the Inspector about the property. At the completion of the home inspection, you receive the inspection report pri