local news article about home inspections

[Bruce A. King]

http://www.charlotte.com/452/story/656244.html

[Christopher Currins]

Nice article and promotion, recommending everyone should get an inspection.
I also liked this quote, "If you're using a real estate agent to buy your home, inspectors say, don't feel pressured to use an inspector recommended by your agent."

[Emmanuel J. Scanlan]

Good article but:

1. I really do wish they would not put prices in these type articles whether they are accurate or not. These articles float around for long lengths of time and set expectations that may be unreal.

Inspectors must visually check a home's roof either from the ground with binoculars or from a ladder perched at the end of a roof. Inspectors say most major problems can be spotted through these methods, but if a home is particularly large or has roof surfaces that are hard to see from those vantage points, it might be a good idea to have a roofer inspect.

2. As long as the roof is safe to walk it takes less time to do that than try inspecting from the eaves with binoculars.