General Contractor or Inspector who should view the property 1st?

[David Travieso]

Good day BP family. I'm pretty new at REI, but it dawned on me as I was in the middle of a negotiation, who should view the property first, the Contract or Inspector? I'm sure I've read and listened about this but when you're actually doing it, it's a different story. I've also read it's a good idea to get a GC who is also an inspector which seems ideal to me but if I cant find that, I'll have to choose. Any advice or helpful tips would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

[Bruce Woodruff]

You always do the Home Inspector first to get an unbiased view of the issues. It's nice to have a HI who is licensed, but then you don't want them doing the work because of the conflict of interest potential.

Have the HI do his inspection which will produce a report. Give this to a GC and have him develop the Scope Of Work and give you a budget. The GC might also notice additional issues during his walkthrough....