" BUYER BEWARE "
- AAA Home Inspections has been inspecting property in the Hilton
Head Island area and outlying communities since 1993. We can give
you the low down on why you (the home buyer) should be the only
one to select your own home inspector. Don't let someone steer
you in the wrong direction and make you sorry for something you
should have taken control of yourself!
- We highly recommend that you (the client) do something smart for
yourself and your own best interest and call on a few of the local
closing attorneys in this area and ask them or their paralegal to refer
two or three of the most thorough and reputable inspectors. The
closing attorneys and their paralegal are by far the best non biased
resource for getting a good handle on this since they continuously
see the inspection reports from the various inspectors in the area and
they know who is really good. . .and not a waste of time and money.
- People, you must come to your senses and realize that some real
estate agents do not want you to learn about or come in contact with
any one person who may provide you with any negative information
about the property which could cast a shadow or even jeopardise
the deal [such as services rendered from a thorough and very
experienced licensed home inspector]. Remember, real estate agents
are salespeople. Why would they want you to come in contact with
the most thorough inspectors in the area and lose out on their own
commission?? NOTE; Some real estate agents will go out of their
way and make excuses as to why you should let them take care of
the home inspection process. Many times the agent will order the
inspection late [there is a contract expiration date by which the
inspection report must be performed], this way they avoid the best
home inspectors because the best are usually busy and they will not
be able to accommodate the agent in a tight time frame. This is the
one of the most convenient ways for a real estate agent to get out of
hiring a very thorough and reputable home inspector.
- Oh yes, some real estate agents are quite savvy. After fourteen years
in this business as a reputable home inspector [working for the
home buyer] you quickly learn about the real estate industry, who
really protects the purchaser and how some agents will go out of
their way to control and manipulate the inspection process. Good
agents should not feel ridiculed or offended by these comments if
they are performing ethically with the utmost respect for the client.
- When my wife and I moved to Hilton Head in 1992, there were
approximately 450 real estate agents. Now this number has at least
doubled. Over the past fourteen years I have met many of the most
active agents in the area and I can truthfully say that there is a very
small list of real estate agents which I would qualify as people who
do their job as they are expected, have strict and moral work ethics,
work extremely hard for the client . . . . and also have a conscience.
- There are a few agents which set a new standard for how you would
like your real estate agent to perform. One of them is Mary Williams.
Mary & her husband Ron Williams know what is expected of them as
professional real estate agents and they do have a conscience.
Together, they are by far "number one" as far as I am concerned.
Another exceptional agent which I am confident in recommending
to people is Bruce Goff. Bruce is also an appraiser which I think
is a very interesting concept which sets him apart from the others.
There is also Dennis Puckey. Dennis and his associate "Libby"
leave no stone unturned. Together, they make sure that the client
is well taken care of including a good thorough home inspection.
I am sure there are other respectable agents and this is my way
of educating the home purchaser [the client] before it is too late.
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