Testing and Analysis You Should Do Before You Buy a Home

As part of the home buying process, you want to make sure the home you choose to buy is a good one, and there are some inspections and evaluations you can complete to ensure this. Here are some professional services you can use to make sure your home is free of toxins and priced appropriately.

Mold Testing

Before you close on your next home purchase, you want to make sure its interior is free of molds and mildews, which can be hazardous and dangerous to your and your family's health. This is especially important if the home is situated in a flooding area or the climate contains high levels of humidity. The home you are under contract to buy may have had moisture leaks and problems within various areas of the home, which can lead to mold growth. Unless you spend hours scouring every surface and area in a home with a flashlight, it can be difficult to find any and all signs of mold that may be present.

Fortunately, you can hire a mold testing service. These professionals will look for the presence of mold spores in your home. The mold testing professional can test for mold in several ways. They can take a sample of the air with a spore trap, which filters air from your home through its interior. The trap is later tested in their lab. They can also take a sample from surfaces in the home, such as walls, carpeting, and countertops. They may swab or apply tape onto a surface to see if any spores are collected.

Back at the lab, the mold test professionals culture the samples to see what types of mold spores are present, then they give you a report of their findings. Toxic molds found in your home need to be removed immediately by a professional mold clean-up service.

Comparative Market Analysis

You need to make sure the home you are buying is priced appropriately and that you are not paying too much for it. If you are working with a real estate agent, ask them to complete a comparative market analysis, which they can complete within a few minutes with data they have access to on their multiple listing databases. Your realtor will need to compare the home you want to purchase to the recent sales price of similar homes in the area.

If you are not using a realtor, it is highly recommended to contact one to complete this analysis for you. It can make the difference in your being able to offer a lower price on a home knowing that it is accurate according to what the real estate market allows. After all, a home is only worth as much as a buyer is willing to pay for it.

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