5-Point Kansas City Major Items Inspection
If It’s Got Good Bones, It’s A Good House
- What Is A 5-Point Kansas City Major Items Inspection?
- Who Is A Kansas City Major Items Inspection For?
- How Is A Major Items Inspection Different From A Full Home Inspection?
- Why Is A Kansas City Major Items Inspection Worth It?
- The 5 Major Areas of Every Home
- Sample Kansas City Major Items Inspection Reports
- Meet Your Kansas City Major Items Home Inspector
- Featured Kansas City Major Items Inspection
- Why Did This Customer Choose Bulldog Inspections?
- Kansas City Major Items Inspection Guidelines
- Kansas City Major Items Inspection Gallery
- Kansas City Major Items Inspection FAQs
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What Is A 5-Point Kansas City Major Items Inspection?
It is the inspection of ONLY the 5 major areas of a home:
- Foundation
- Plumbing
- Roof
- Electrical
- HVAC System
🚫 No lights
🚫 No switches
🚫 No outlets
🚫 No windows
🚫 No doors
🚫 No interior walls
🚫 No minor maintenance items
It includes ONLY the costly, intrusive, structural, and meaty parts.
These 5 areas are responsible for 80% of all major defects that scare people away from a home.
Who Is A Kansas City Major Items Inspection For?
A 5-point major items inspection is for the bare-bones homebuyer or real estate investor who is NOT interested in anything other than the condition of the five major areas listed above.
Whether you know enough to NOT be concerned about every little thing, you’re buying the property as-is, funds are tight, or the house requires a major rehab, all that matters to you is THE BONES.
How Is A Major Items Inspection Different From A Full Home Inspection?
Our full home inspection checks 100% of the items in a home that we can see, touch, and test. This comes to about 200 items in the average home and takes between 2.5 – 3 hours. Our full home inspections also include a free termite inspection.
A Kansas City major items inspection only inspects the foundation, plumbing, roof, electrical, and HVAC systems. These are the five major areas in every home. This inspection only takes about 1 hour to perform and does not include a free termite inspection.
Why Is A Kansas City Major Items Inspection Worth It?
The five major areas are responsible for 80% of the defects that scare real estate investors and homebuyers away from a home.
Vilfredo Pareto said it best.
He was the Italian economist and polymath who created the Pareto Principle (aka the 80/20 rule) in 1906.
It was first used to describe the distribution of land ownership and wealth in Italy but later became the rule for cause-and-effect outcomes. It simply means that 80% of a result comes from only 20% of the action taken to get that result.
For us, this means 80% of the expensive, time-consuming, and mysterious things that scare people away come from only 20% of the home.
Our 5-point Kansas City major items inspection uses this to your advantage.
Over the years, I’ve personally witnessed the same 5 areas play a disproportionately large role in the untimely demise of countless deals – NO matter how big or how old the home.
And the major areas NEVER change:
The 5 Major Areas of Every Home
1. Foundation
What Is Inspected:
Type
Sub-floor
Material
Columns
Cracking
Seepage
Floor
Exterior Foundation
Joists
Posts
Interior Foundation
Beams
Posts
Movement
Ceiling
Smoke detector
2. Plumbing
What Is Inspected:
Water supply
Sump pump
Main Valve
Venting
Water lines
Gas lines
Water heater
Drain lines
Run water the entire inspection (if vacant)
3. Roof
What Is Inspected:
Roof
Gutters
Downspouts
Skylights
Ventilation
Chimneys
Penetrations
Shingles
Flashings
Soffits
Fascias
Attic
Framing
Ventilation
Fans
Attic access
Insulation
Exhaust
Skylights
Chimneys
Penetrations
Wiring
4. Electrical
What Is Inspected:
Service entrance
Grounding
Circuit wiring
Distribution panel
Sub-panel
5. HVAC
What Is Inspected:
Heating
Controls
Air distribution
Heat sources
CO detector
Chimneys
Flues
Vents
Cooling
Type of system
Air distribution
Refrigerant lines
Evaporator
Condenser
Temp. Differential
Click here for more about a home’s HVAC system.
Sample Kansas City Major Items Inspection Reports
Check out the sample Kansas City major items inspection reports below:
Sample Kansas City Home Major Item Inspection Report of 5-Year-Old Home
Sample Kasnas City Major Item Home Inspection Report of 45-Year-Old HomeHome
Sample Kansas City Major Item Home Inspection Report of 112-Year-Old Home
Meet Your Kansas City Major Items Home Inspector
A full 2000-item home inspection can be MORE than a real estate investor wants or needs. It can be too much information, take too long to perform, and cost more than they’re willing to spend.
That’s why I created the Kansas City major items inspection. Since 2005, this quick and meaty Kansas City real estate investor inspection has been checking ONLY the areas that matter most so you can avoid expensive and time-consuming problems BEFORE you buy the property.
If you think a Kansas City major items inspection is for you, don’t call around and settle for copycats. Call us today and get it done right the first time.
Featured Kansas City Major Items Inspection
No matter what anyone says, old homes are great – especially if you’re a real estate investor: there’s lots of charm, craftsmanship, and the building materials were almost always better than anything we can get today. At least when we’re talking about the wood.
But foundations were usually block or stone. And both are weaker than modern poured concrete.
So, when everything else looks like it’s full speed ahead, a bad foundation can rise up and bring the whole deal to a screeching halt.
That’s what happened with this home. The inspection uncovered shifting blocks and horizontal cracking in the crawlspace that would take big bucks to fix.
The funny thing is, these were easy for anyone to spot if they only knew what to look for.
Here are the photos from this inspection:
click below to see the photos
Why Did This Customer Choose Bulldog Inspections?
Tyler was a no-nonsense first-time homebuyer who interviewed a few home inspectors before finally choosing us.
When it was over, we only asked him 3 questions:
1. What do you think about our service?
2. Which services did you order?
3. Would you recommend us to others?
This is what he said.
Kansas City Major Items Inspection Guidelines
Because this is such an efficient and laser-focused home inspection, the conditions that make the major items inspection work are simple but crucial.
#1 – All utilities MUST be on, and all pilot lights MUST be lit.
This includes
- Water (most important)
- Electricity
- Gas
#2 – Water MUST be flowing through the faucets when we get there.
We DO NOT open the water main valve or the street shutoff valve.
Too many times, the person giving permission to turn on the water is NOT the same person who turned it off.
That’s why we’ve seen our fair share of unexpected (and sometimes dramatic) situations that could have been avoided with a little preparation.
All we ask is that all reasonable effort be made to ensure the water is NOT just on, but FLOWING through the faucets when we arrive for the inspection.
This NOT ONLY ensures the water lines are turned on by the person responsible, but:
- Speeds up repairs (any leaks will be found by the owner or their representative)
- Saves you time (you won’t be setting aside time for an inspection that won’t happen + rescheduling for another day + losing time in your inspection period)
- Saves you the stress (you don’t want to watch water damage unfold)
- Avoids confusion (with the homeowner or management company over what happened and why)
- Keeps you from buying a home with new and unnecessary water damage (that you know should have been avoided)
- Keeps negotiations from getting sticky (especially if you’re being forced to buy the property in ‘as-is’ condition)
Thanks for understanding and helping us give you the best – and most efficient – Kansas City major items inspection possible!
Kansas City Major Items Inspection Gallery
a sample of Kansas City major item inspections we’ve done
Kansas City Major Items Inspection FAQs
The average time for a major-item inspection is about an hour.
No. Unlike the full home inspection, our major-items inspection does not include the termite inspection.
The major-items inspection is an ala carte service based on the needs of real estate investors who want to pick and choose their inspection services.
But it can be ordered separately.
The answer depends on what you want and need.
Yes.
But it doesn’t replace a professional home inspection. It only helps you look at the bones to find the obvious deal breakers that would scare you away BEFORE you call a pro. It’s only meant to save you time and money by avoiding homes with major and obvious defects that will make you want to walk away.
And it’s based on our actual $395 major items inspection.
Click here to learn more about our DIY 30-min. home inspection checklist.
Your home inspection report will always be ready the same day and gets delivered after payment is made.
We accept:
- Visa
- Mastercard
- Check
- Money order
- Cash
No. Payment is required to receive your report.
Yes, of course.
A successful home inspection will not only increase your level of understanding but will also help you make better decisions later.
Yes. I encourage you to do whatever makes you feel comfortable.
But keep in mind that distractions (including loud nearby conversations) will interfere with concentration and thus diminish the quality of the very service you’re investing in me to provide.
Yes. Absolutely. But questions should be asked before the inspection starts or saved for the end when more definite answers can be given.
Great question. Yes.
- If the home is vacant, have all utilities on and pilots lit BEFORE the inspection. We want to show up and do your inspection right the first time.
- If the home is vacant, make sure we can get inside.
- Hold your questions until the end. That’s when he will have all the answers and discuss the results of the inspection.
- Don’t distract your home inspector while he’s working. You’re free to follow and observe, but do it quietly. Questions and loud conversations within earshot make it hard to concentrate.
- Bring your questions and concerns.
- Inform us about anything strange or out of the ordinary before your home inspection.
- Know your budget and dealbreakers.
- Try to attend. There’s nothing better than hearing and seeing the outcome firsthand.
Congratulations on your new home!
