You have recently been crunching the numbers, negotiating offers, adding up closing costs, shopping for mortgages, and trying to get the best deals. Don't stop now. Don't let your friends, family, a patty-cake inspector, or anyone else talk you into skimping here. interNACHI certified inspectors perform the best inspections by far.

The rate for the standard inspection of a typical single family house of 2,000 sq. ft. is about $389, with some variations depending on the size and age of the building, the type of foundation, finished/unfinished basement, number of bathrooms, number and type of of Air Conditioning/Heating Systems, type of garage, etc.

Let us put our home inspection fees in perspective:

• You are about to purchase a house for hundreds of thousands of dollars and therefore paying realtors about 6% of the house value ($6,000 per $100,000). Where do you think the seller gets the money to pay the realtors?

• The cost of a Potomac Homes' inspection is a bargain in comparison! Depending on the size and age of the house, the foundation type, number of bathrooms, number of Air Conditioning/Heating Systems, type of garage, outbuildings included or not included in the inspection, and distance/time to travel, Potomac Homes' inspection fees are between $80 and $120 per $100,000 or about 0.1% of the house value! Yes, on average, just one thousand of the house value!

Many home buyers and realtors feel that a home inspection is the same no matter who you hire (or don’t hire if you’re planning on using a friend or relative who is pretty “handy” around the home). This is not true when buying an opinion and, face facts, a home inspection is just the Home Inspector’s opinion, an expert opinion based on knowledge, education, training, experience, and ability to communicate, but still just an opinion.