Who Should Attend an Inspection?

What's your thought? Barry Stone of Inman News was recently posed this question. He brought out a few good points. But I thought that I would take it to the Active Rain community and see what our thoughts are.

For me, as a buyer, I would not want the seller there to muddy the water, or possibly make the inspection take longer on my dime. I feel that any questions brought up by the inspector could be addressed later.

As a mortgage pro, I'm always scared to death of inspections as they have the abilityto make a deal go south quicker then anything else. All it takes is the wording "Buyer to take care of all Inspection repairs." All too often the underwriter will want to see the inspection to see if there are any major issues. With that said, I could see where having the seller there to help explain, or agree to clear up, things could be helpful.

Larry Morris is a loan Officer with Equipoint Financial Network in Newberg, Oregon. He specializes in relocations and Sherwood, Oregon neighborhoods. He can be reached at larry.morris@equipoint.com. His website is www.PDX-Mortgage.com.