Here are a few questions you should be asking home inspectors when choosing one!

• How long have you been doing inspections?
• Will you be performing the inspection yourself?
• How many inspections have you conducted?
• Is property inspection your only job?
• Do you have formal training as a home inspector?
• Do you have insurance?
• What type of report do you provide and when can it be delivered?
• May I review your contract prior to the inspection, can it be faxed/e-mailed?
• What professional associations do you belong to?
• How long will my inspection take?
• Do you require me to be there during the inspection?
• How much do you charge and what forms of payment do you accept?

• Wood Destroying Insects: www.pested.psu.edu/applicators/cert_brochure.shtml
• Water Quality Facts: www.age.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/f/index.html
• Radon: www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/airwaste/rp/Radon_Division/Radon_Homep age.htm
• Septic: www.psma.net/
• National Association of Home Inspectors: www.nahi.org/
• Better Business Bureau: http://www.bbb.org/
• Pennsylvania Home Inspectors Collation: www.phic.info/
• U.S. Consumers Product Safety Commission: www.cpsc.gov/