Unless you’re buying a new construction property, which contains warrantee coverage of up to seven years, otherwise, you’re buying a resale property, which comes with no warrantees after you take possession of the property. So how do you protect yourself from costly repairs after you’ve taken possession of your property? Hire a detail-oriented and Registered Home Inspector from the Ontario Association of Home Inspectors to thoroughly examine your dream property before you purchase it. The whole inspection process takes a few hours and your home inspector will provide you with a full written report of all the property’s components that were examined. This report will normally contain a list of observations. Hopefully, the report does not contain major structural concerns that could potentially cost you thousands of dollars to repair if those concerns materialized. One important factor that new home owners need to be aware of is that a home inspection is only a review of the property’s component at one point in time and also limited what the home inspector can see and test with home inspection apparatuses. It’s not a guarantee of the condition of quality of the property. New home owners should be present and involved during the home inspection process and ask as many questions as possible to address any concerns. By asking questions, new home owners can identify the risks and understand the implication of those risks. Our advice to new home owners is to only purchase the property if they are comfortable with the observation of the inspection report and there are no major concerns. It’s better to be safe than sorry.

To assist clients with their search for a licensed and qualified home inspector, we’ve included a list of home inspectors below. We have worked with some inspectors the inspectors before. However, the isaved5K team is not affiliated nor received any financial compensation from them for listing their services.

Inspector: Francis Ching Company: Anchor Stone Home Inspection Service Phone: 416-567-6868 Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin Region Served: Durham, Mississauga, Toronto – Central, YorkInspector: Kulvir Gill Company: Gill Home Inspection Ltd. Phone: 416-839-3436 Languages: English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu Region Served: Brampton, Durham, Mississauga, Toronto – WestInspector: Rob Hermann Company: HomeCore Inc. Phone: 416-274-6651 Languages: English Region Served: Toronto – Central, Toronto – East, Toronto – West, YorkInspector: Peter Man Hong Kwok Company: Kwok Home Inspections Phone: 416-892-1126 Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin Region Served: Toronto – Central, Mississauga, York, Toronto – East, Toronto – WestInspector: Alen Leung Company: HBC Consultants & Inspection Services Phone: 416-720-3065 Languages: English, Cantonese, Mandarin Region Served: Brampton, Durham, Mississauga, Oakville, Toronto – Central, Toronto – East, Toronto – West, York