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Old 11-01-2016, 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by asianthree View Post
On both of our new builds we used home inspector at 11 months after close. He found some cosmetic problems and An electrical problem with some outlets. . Warranty fixed all but outlets, said they were fine. 14 months after close outlets fried our lamps and went dead. Warranty fixed them at no charge because we had inspection done and those outlets were specifically on the report.
I 100% agree. Get a home inspection about 11 months out. Frank D'Angelo is extremely thorough and prepares an extensive report that he then submits to home warranty so everything is on the record. For 3 or 400 dollars he saved us thousands.