Pre-purchase Inspection Check List - Ticking It Off Chronologically

The typical ‘buyers beware’ culture of the real estate industry denotes that the responsibility of procuring a quality property rests entirely and squarely on the buyers’ shoulders. It is also THEIR responsibility to ensure that every paperwork and the reports from the authorities are in proper order before the deal is materialised. 

Thus, the potential purchasers need to ascertain pretty quickly whether the investment is worthy. For that, they need to come to a definite conclusion that will either be a definitive ‘NO' or a resounding ‘YES'. That is why a pre-purchase inspection is so very critical.

In most cases, most of the buyers will trust their gut instinct to decide well within the opening few minutes where the property in question is worth pursuing. At times it works, and at times it does not. 

And that is pretty much obvious, for everyone will not have the same acumen for inspection. That is why the very question of investing in professional pre-purchase inspectors is so very crucial.

The ethics of pre-purchase inspection

This is a pretty time-consuming affair. The highlights of these purchase home inspections in Perth should be:

• The location of the property. i.e., the availability of public transport, the presence of essential amenities and facilities like markets, medical clinics & hospitals, educational institutions and parks.
• The number and the dimension of the rooms and the conditions thereof
• The locality of the property
• How noisy or how quiet it is
• The amount of council fees and the ownership costs of apartment strata
• The existing vacancy rate of the area (this is needed if you are to rent the property out)
• The extent of natural light in the interiors and the level of ventilation
• The condition of the sewerage and drainage pipes and the state of kitchens and bathrooms, their fittings
• Making sure there is no sign of flooding or termite activities, and mould on the ceilings and walls. Also checking if there is any rotting floorboard concealed under the rugs and carpets.
• The condition of the electrical connections and appliances
• The availability of water and its pressure
• Checking if there are signs of undulating floors and cracked or uneven and damp walls or ceilings, peeling off wall and ceiling paints or other structural defects

While these the apparent parameters of pre-purchase inspection of Perth real estate properties, there are other things to be inspected a well. They include the pest inspections as well as the legal inspection.

While the term, ‘pest inspection' is self-explanatory, legal inspection includes checking the process that has been followed to transfer of the title of the property from one owner to another. It is to be ensured the transfers were clean and free from encumbrances.

Other reports that need to be considered include the surveyor's report and the pre-settlement inspection report, the latter being the last step prior to buying the property.