Home Value | Home Appraisers | Licensed Appraisers | Home Valuation | Property AppraiserHome InspectionWhen a home is being bought or sold, a home inspection is often a key part of a home appraisal. It's purpose is to assess the condition of the home and consequently, its market value. Aside from discovering hidden problems in a property, a home inspection can help you generate a more realistic valuation before you become emotionally attached to it. Home appraisal and home inspection are not synonymous although both may be required by a mortgage lender. A home inspector will investigate areas of the home and property that you as a homeowner or home buyer may not be intimately familiar with. That would includes signs of poor maintenance and disrepair that could cost you tens of thousands of dollars in the years ahead. Just because those potential costs are years or decades ahead doesn't mean you should be very concerned with them right now. To eliminate differences among a variety of home building codes several regional organizations in the US, jointly created the International Code Council (ICC). ICC then released the first set of uniform building code regulations in 2000 and it provides all code development and support services. This uniformity of code and other guidelines makes it much easier for home inspectors and home appraisers to provide professional and reliable estimates of property values and conditions. Home Inspector Certification You should check out your home inspectors certification and experience in home inspection. The ICC provides a certification program for home inspectors and many state boards require it as part of their own certification process. The National Association of Certified Home Inspectors is the largest professional organization of home inspection professionals. Another organization, The American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) was founded nearly 30 years ago as North America’s first not-for-profit professional society of home inspectors. | 
