Professional home inspection?

[mattinvestor]

I'm going to inspect my first bunch of potential investment properties tomorrow!

I'm using an inspection template which goes through various aspects of the home. However, I have never done this before, and will just use the template as a guide to tick things off.
Once I've inspected the place myself, do I need professionals to inspect it too - such as termite inspections, or some other professional home inspection to check whether things are in working order and are fine?

Or will the inspection that I personally conducted be enough?

[Orkibi]

It is good you are inspecting the property yourself.

once you seen it done the numbers and feel that it maybe for you it is recommended to higher the service of a pre purchase property/home inspection company. depend on the property cost usually starts at $350 onwards.

[TheLiberalLeft]

NZ has termites?

[Maccachic]

Depends if you feel confident enough to identify breaches of the Building code / unpermitted extentions/ building defects etc. Otherwise it would pay to get a Pre Purchase inspection done - they are limited without ripping into walls but a good Building surveyor (http://www.buildingsurveyors.co.nz/panel/membersnear) should be able to identify possible issues. Talk to your lawyer about it before signing a Sale and puchase agreement.

[Ahar]

NZ has termites?

I believe so.....I recall reading sometime ago that there the pesky varmites had made themselves at home somewhere in Otarahanga/Otrehaunga/Otrahunga ....err south of AK

[KatieR]

After you have chosen a property, get a good inspector. try nocowboys.co.nz. I used one inspector that only gave me information I could see for myself, and didn't buy that property. I found another who was really good. Unless you really know what you are doing, it is worthwhile insurance.