Further, the more schedules there are to accomodate, the more difficult it may be to create an appointment time within your contingency period. If you have friends or relatives to whom you are anxious to show the house, arrange a time after the inspection. The inspection process can generate important information at a tremendous rate, and if your attention is elswhere, you will miss something important. For the same reason, its best not to bring young children. If you have questions about the mechanical and structural features of the house, write them down as you think of them before the inspection, and bring the list.
Most inspectors are happy to answer questions.
The report should be considered the property of the person paying for it. The American Society of Home Inspectors Code of Ethics states that the inspector should not release any information from the report without the permission of his client, usually the buyer. Some inspection companies make an exception when an item is found that is an immediate danger to the occupants of the home. The inspector may then alert the occupants to that concern. Examples of dangerous items are substantial gas leaks and dangling energized electrical wires.