This has caused past problems with individuals with little or no training calling themselves home inspectors and not being able to identify deficiencies in a house. As a result of past problems, the Massachusetts legislature has recently passed a bill to license the home inspection industry, which will take effect in May, 2001. The law sets standards for inspector qualifications and continuing education, mandates insurance, and prohibits real estate agents from recommending home inspectors. In the mean time, make sure you when you choose a home inspector, that they have training and certification in home inspection specifically. If you arrive early, you might find that your inspector seems a little quiet.
Some inspectors schedule clients at a specific time and then arrive early purposely.
Your home inspector will go over everything in detail with you and you will not miss anything by giving him a little head start. In fact, you will get a better inspection. There are some inspection companies that offer a wide variety of services. Other companies prefer to have you contact specialists for certain phases of the inspection. Oftentimes the Title V inspection is the responsibility of the seller and has already been performed.