What Is The Average Cost Of A Home Inspection?

Question by Barney Blake: What Is The Average Cost Of A Home Inspection?
I’m in the early stages of buying my first home. I have a house picked out, I’m pre-approved for a home loan, now, I’m looking into price estimates for a home inspection.
What is the average cost of a home inspection? With the regular inspection, radon, and insects?
The home I’m looking at is in a small town, its 1100 square feet, 2 bedroom, 1 bath. The home is about 75 years old. My biggest concern is about insects, a large shed is attached to the back of the house, its built into a dirt embankment, the shed has a dirt floor and no heat. The house is also at the bottom of a mountain, and I worry about squirrels or other animals coming into the house.
I’ve called 15 home inspectors listed in the Yellow Pages of my local phone book.
Of those, only two answered when I called. I left messages on 10 answering machines, and the other numbers were “out of service”.
One person has called back from a message I left.
Of those 3, the estimates are $ 420, $ 450, and $ 475.
The one charging $ 475 brings two inspectors AND an exterminator. They also get rid of any radon right there on the spot, and print out a detailed report within 24 hours.

Best answer:

Answer by Joseph Benn
There is no standard for fees for Home Inspections. Licensing is relatively new too. Radon is an option but not required. Squirrels need to eat too. I have a squirrel family in my pine tree that I feed three times a week with scrap food.

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