Timeline for Is there a way to hire someone to view/inspect a house before renting in the United States?
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| Apr 16, 2020 at 16:18 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | The OP wrote of "finishing his undergraduate degree," not a forever relocation. | |
| Apr 16, 2020 at 16:11 | comment | added | gerrit | @DavidSupportsMonica Why would the renting be short term? | |
| Apr 16, 2020 at 15:50 | comment | added | DavidRecallsMonica | Home inspectors for prospective purchasers are indeed a fairly common business. But they are only concerned with the physical condition of the property with an eye on the long term: e.g., sewer line will need R&R soon, roof has <5 years' life left, etc), and not at all about its suitability as a residence for a short-term (less than several years) rental. Typically, the stuff looked at by purchase inspectors won't have a direct effect on renters. Thus, I see these as different foci, and think the OP is looking for something more specific to this situation. | |
| Apr 16, 2020 at 15:31 | comment | added | IanDan | @phoog Are you talking about an home inspector? If not, they cost around 500 bucks and they give you a full report of the home. This is done when you purchase a home and I would assume that they can also do inspections to rentals. | |
| Apr 16, 2020 at 15:28 | comment | added | phoog | Regarding the first two sentences, in New York, at least, it's standard practice to hire an engineer to inspect a property before purchasing it. I can only imagine that it's common in most of the rest of the country. Surely someone who does that would also perform such an inspection, or a less thorough version of it, for a prospective tenant of a rental property. | |
| Apr 16, 2020 at 14:58 | history | answered | DavidRecallsMonica | CC BY-SA 4.0 |