Before you buy: have the house surveyed
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Make no mistake about it: professional surveys are expensive. But they will save you money in the long run and even cut down the purchase price if major defects are found. Certainly you can look over the property yourself, but there is no doubt that a trained eye will show you all the problems which you would not pick up on. A survey might seem to cost a lot at the time especially when you’re already dizzy at the thought of all those mortgage payments, but you will kick yourself if you have to pay out tens of thousands of dollars later on for major repairs of faults you didn’t know about when you bought it.