Inspection prior to making property rental ready

[Jeff Cliff]

I am renting out a single family home with a swimming pool in northern california which I have lived in for a number of years.

I am planning on getting removable pool fence installed that might run anywhere from $2500-$3000.

I am relatively new in this area of rental properties so wondering in order to reduce my liability should I get the whole house inspected professionally? I believe it may cost roughly $500-$600 for that. I also got a few quotes to get just the swimming pool inspection done and that runs around $350-$400. Are these inspections worth?

If not, is there any kind of standard checklist which I can go through myself and ensure at least most common items are taken care of prior to renting it out.

Thank you in advance for your response.