Once a contract has been accepted, schedule a home inspection asap.
The inspection should occur within the next 2-3 days after accepted contract, however, during the busy summer months, inspectors may be booked out up to a week or more in advance.It’s important that the home inspection occur quickly as it often takes the inspector 1-2 days to write the report after the inspection. Once the report is written we still need some time to review the report and ask the seller for any credits or repairs before the attorney review period ends, which is typically 5 business days in IL.
Plan to attend the inspection which will take approximately 2 hours for a condo and 3 hours for a single family home. Inspectors usually only work Mon – Sat so you will probably need to arrange to be off work for the inspection. Wear comfortable clothes which can get dirty as the inspector may want to show you something in the basement, on the roof, etc.
Legally we cannot schedule the home inspection for you so this is something you need to do. Our favorite home inspectors are:
Ivan Miranda Alpha Home Inspection Ph: 630.340.7723 Jose G. Sanchez, P.E. JHD Home Inspection Services Ph 773.610.8672 jhdhomeinspection@gmail.com jhdhomeinspection.com Rick Avila Verify Home Inspection Group, Inc. Ph 630.818.6294 contact@verifyhomeinspectios.com verifyhomeinspections.com Andy “Andres” Lopez Handy Andy Home Inspections, Inc Ph 773.320.9163 inspectorandy1@yahoo.com Jesse Mills Straightforward Home Inspections LLC Ph 773.680.7402 jesse@straightforwardhomeinspection.com Afranio Silva Perfect Home Inspection Ph 224.338.7100Once the inspection is scheduled, let us know so we can confirm that day and time will work with the seller’s REALTOR®. You will need to bring your checkbook or credit card to the inspection to pay the inspector.
If you have any questions on buying or selling in Chicago, send us an email at sammy@sellchicago.net
