Buyers doing their own home inspections -- good idea or not?

Over the years, I have been asked , by potential clients, why they should hire a home inspector. What would be the problem with them doing the home inspection themselves? The answer is usually simple -- they are not qualified to do the home inspection. In most cases they know little about the components and systems in a home. The buyer might be good at determining if the paint and the carpets meet their visual requirements, but they do not know how to evaluate the crucial parts of the home. They know nothing about structure, electrical, plumbing, roofing, heating or wood destroying organisms. 

A few years ago, I decided to design three simple and interactive online tests. At first I built these so I could send them to prospective home inspection students at Bellingham Technical College. The tests are not hard, if you know about houses and inspecting. But they badly stump most potential clients and prospective students. If you would like to take the exams, to test your knowledge, simply click on the links below.

The first exam is intended for potential home inspection students.

Do you have an aptitude for home inspection

The second exam tests one's knowledge of wood destroying organisms.

Can you identify these wood destroying organisms

The last exam busts open the myth that there is never anything to find at a new house inspection.

Is there a reason to have an inspection at a brand new home 

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