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Hi, this is Gina Mullen with Gina Mullen Realty and I\'m here to answer all your questions on real estate and give you some tips and tricks. Today we\'re going to talk about new construction and specifically, "Do I need an inspection on a new construction home?"

The answer is YES. So although the builder has every intention of building everything to code and building everything properly, he or she is also human as well and so things end up not always the way they should be. So having a home inspector come in and putting a second set of eyes on your home is a great idea and he can flag up any items that we could then use as a punch list, and those are the items that we\'ll want the builder to finish before we actually close on the home. This is also a great way to point out to the builder that a third party has flagged up these items, someone who\'s familiar with housing code and the way things need to be in a home. We recently had some clients who the air conditioning, the HVAC unit, in their house was zoned improperly.  It was picked up by the house inspector and the builder gladly fixed it as he was unaware there was even an issue.

So until you start turning things on and you start trying to see if they work, a lot of times we don\'t know if they will. It\'s better to have this done before you move in, we don\'t want to find this stuff out after you move in. So we always do an inspection right before we have our punch list meeting with the new builder. And then we use that inspection report as the punch list to go over with the builder of things that we want finished before closing. This is something that is very important and is an additional cost, of course, but it also gives you some peace of mind when you\'re moving into a brand new home. This is Gina Mullen with Gina Mullen Realty. Thank you.

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