Pillar To Post

The inspection came back clean as a whistle with a couple minor easy fixes. He made comments about how wonderful everything was...1 week after we moved in things started becoming apparent that he did not do the job we hired him to do. We had the home reinspected by a different company so we would know what we were in for. Among the things Pillar to Post missed during the initial inspection were major dry rot, leaking and corroded plumbing, foundation issues that are visible from the street, evidence of rodents and ant infestation, ungrounded and over tapped electrical and of course code violations. We are now in the hole for around 12-15k to get everything fixed. The best advice I can give would be to read your contract thoroughly, if it contains a limited liability clause, negotiate it out. Also, spend a good amount of time looking for a good quality home inspector, ask around and look them up on the BBB. Have a home inspector lined up BEFORE looking for homes.