What Does a Home Inspection Cost?

Buyer/Seller Inspection

A buyer/seller inspection—also called a full home inspection—is usually ordered by a home buyer after their offer is accepted but before closing. In the vast majority of cases, your offer was contingent on the results of the inspection, allowing you to back out of the sale or renegotiate the price if potentially expensive repairs are needed.

EDC’s cost for a buyer/seller inspection of a single family home starts at $350. The average Orlando home inspection cost is between $275-$525 with our competitors. However, there is nothing typical about EDC inspections.

We strive to give you the best value possible for your money. Every full home inspection  includes a free energy report ($50 value) and you usually receive your inspection report within 24 hours.

We do not charge extra for water damage inspection, either with a moisture meter or a thermal imaging camera, like many of our competitors do. We also provide a free 100-day warranty for added peace of mind.

The way we see it, you are paying us to inspect the structure for you and provide a true and accurate report of its condition. Therefore, we use the best of our ability and resources to accurately determine the condition of the home and give you the confidence needed to move forward with your purchase.

These inspections are a snapshot of the home. Because we need to preserve the structural integrity of your home, our inspections are not technically exhaustive nor intrusive (but we do our best!), and they take approximately 3 hours to complete.

A great question to ask inspectors when making your choice is, “What happens if the roof leaks in the first two months after your inspection?" Ours is covered under warranty. Is theirs?

Ask if they perform thermal imaging during the inspection. We offer thermal imaging on every inspection, at no extra cost to you.

Quite honestly, we offer more than our competitors and most often beat their pricing!

Wind Mitigation Inspections

Wind Mitigation inspections are typically $85 for our service areas. These reports are valid up to five years and routinely qualify you for hundreds of dollars in homeowners insurance premium savings. (We will discount our cost if combined with a 4-point insurance inspection.)

Occasionally the wind mitigation inspection is so straightforward that this price might even be lower (for example, if the roof was recently replaced and the contractor provided you all the necessary documentation). We discount based on the amount of work we perform, but we’ll never ask for more if the inspection is more involved and takes longer.

These inspections use specialized equipment and take approximately 1 hour to complete. As stated on the Wind Mitigation page, we’ve been told by our clients that their insurance provider offered $450 to over $600 dollars in credit once they viewed our report. Of course, it’s an inspection report and any credits offered depend on the construction of the home; we can’t change that.

We’ll explain the potential credit portions of the report and what your house currently has, so that you can make an educated decision as to whether you should invest more into your home for additional credit.

Our reports are extremely accurate and provide the information needed to accurately interpret the state’s insurance tables. We’ve never been asked by the insurance companies for more information!

But insurance savings aren’t the only reason you should get a wind mitigation inspection. Central Florida sees its fair share of hurricanes, so you’ll also have the peace of mind knowing that your home is prepared for the next storm.

4-Point Inspections

The typical 4-point inspection cost is around $125 dollars for our service areas. These inspections are usually conducted at the request of the insurance provider for homes more than 30 years old, although each company has their own criteria.

Because older homes often have obstacles that hinder the inspection, such as a crawl space or aged plumbing and electrical systems, these inspections may incur additional charges, as they require more time and effort to perform. In fact, these obstacles—as well as outdated construction methods—are the very reason insurance companies request 4-point inspections.

Because individual homes can vary, it’s best to discuss your property with us to get the most accurate quote.

The 4-point inspection mostly documents the existing materials and condition of the structure for the insurance company to evaluate eligibility for coverage.

Although 4-point inspections are common and reported in a standardized format, insurance companies routinely ask for additional photos of specific characteristics of the home. Let us do the legwork! We’ll contact your insurance agent ourselves to ensure we meet all their specific needs.