Doing the Final Walk-Through

The final home inspection or final walk-through is easily a confusing situation for many home buyers.

Some think it's a time to renegotiate with the seller (it's not); others have no idea what to do if they discover a deficiency. Some don't think a final walk-through is necessary. But a stuck toilet valve can make a toilet continually run and cause an overflow -- flooding the whole house within a few hours.

Simply moving out of a home can cause damage. Sellers sometimes break door hinges by trying to push through an oversized sofa, or maybe a mover slams a table leg into a wall, leaving a big fat hole. Dragging furniture across a room can scratch hardwood floors or pull up carpeting. And that's just move-out scenarios.

On top of that, appliances can malfunction, water pipes can burst, electrical wiring can go haywire and a bazillion other things can stop working or blow up between the time the initial home inspection was conducted and when the final walk-through happens. There are plenty of reasons to do a final walk-through before closing on your new home . . . read more about Final Walk-Throughs.

More Articles by Elizabeth Weintraub, click below:

• Getting Ready for the Home Inspector
  
• Horrors in the Attic
  
• Preparing the House for Sale

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