The Most Important Part of the Due Diligence May Not Be The Inspection Report
You’ve found a house that you believe is a perfect fit, it has that rare two master bedroom or ideal in law suite layout. Your offer was accepted and you begin your due diligence. Now you need some confirmation that it’s everything you wanted and there are no unwanted surprises. The inspection period, typically 10 days, is the time do to just that. The Arizona Department of Real Estate has published the Buyer Advisory to help buyers investigate the condition of the property, and assist in evaluating the area surrounding the property. There is a tremendous amount of information to review and the check list of items to investigate can be overwhelming. The Department of Real Estate has even created the Home Buyers’ Bill of Rights to help buyers be aware of material issues of the property. I also created a page on my website in order to educate buyers on the home buying process. Finding a qualified home inspector will be a major part of the activites during the inspection period. But there is more to a thorough home inspection.
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In Phoenix there is a surprising low number of homes on the market with handicap accessibility that offer a roll in shower in the bathroom. When a home for sale advertises a wheelchair or handicap accessible home, that description can have a different meaning depending who wrote it. To some owners or Realtors, a wheel chair or handicap accessible home may be a zero step entry and tile floor throughout the home. To others, it may be these features and 36″ wide door ways, grabs bars, lever doors, recessed cabinets under the sinks, pull out cabinets and a roll in shower in the master bathroom. There is a range and varying degrees of features to describe handicap and wheelchair accessibility.
Phoenix homebuyers seeking out guest quarter and in law suite homes