LIFESPACE
CORPORATION

PRE-LISTING, PRE-SALE AND PRE-PURCHASE HOME INSPECTIONS
COMPLETE HOME STRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS INSPECTION 
OWNER OCCUPIED AND INVESTOR-OWNED PROPERTY

Our A Tech ^® A Team ^® Network home inspector works for local buyers sellers and investors
and for buyers and investors from across the country and around the world.

Here is the inspector you've been looking for...
With university degrees in architecture and engineering, post-university inspection training and 25 years architecture, engineering and inspection experience, Edward Devine's credentials are unmatched in the Rochester , New York area.  His ability to view a house from the three related, but unique perspectives of architect, engineer and inspector is your assurance of a truly in-depth inspection that will provide you with information that’s useful now, and for long after you move into your new home.
Your  A Tech ^® A Team ^®  Network home inspector in Rochester New York.

We're proud of our prices!  Price List at bottom of page.

If you’re a veteran who has used a VA mortgage in the past to purchase a home, you may qualify for restoration of entitlement - see important information on this page

Homebuyers Pre-purchase Inspection

Lifespace Corporation Home Inspection is a comprehensive foundation to roof inspection.

We've developed and provide a proprietary educational format home inspection.  We spend the time to point out to you what we’re inspecting and why and make sure you understand what you’re seeing and the implications, both at the time of purchase and in the years ahead that you live in your new home.

Our first concern is to help you to be confident about the house you’ve chosen and your home purchase transaction. Our secondary focus is as important or perhaps even more important: Your home inspector is dedicated to making you an educated and informed homeowner.  And we are dedicated to your assurance of good and safe indoor air quality for as long as you own your home.  

A summary of the items we inspect is as follows:

• Structural Components
• Foundation 
• Framing
• Floor
• Walls
• Interior
• Finishes
• Cabinetry
• Appliances
• Electrical
• Capacity
• Condition
• Distribution
• Plumbing
• Supply & Drainage
• Fixtures
• Equipment
• Operation
• Heating & Air Conditioning
• Equipment
• Operation
• Exterior 
• Windows
• Doors
• Walls
• Trim
• Roof
• Covering
• Gutters
• Downspouts
• Insulation
• Ventilation

In addition to determining type of fixtures and equipment, suitability and current condition your home inspector can also recommend necessary and desirable upgrades, renovations, replacements AND estimate the remaining useful life of all components PLUS provide you with recommended inspection, service and maintenance schedules to follow after you move in to your new home.

We're proud to represent the  A Tech ^® A Team ^®  Network  in the greater Rochester, New York area of Monroe County and parts of Ontario County.  Call us at (585) 738-5080 for home inspection anywhere in the Rochester New York area including Brighton, Canandaigua, East Rochester, Fairport, Gates, Greece, Henrietta, Irondequoit, Mendon, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Rochester, Victor and Webster.  

There is also a Price List for your use at the bottom of this page.

Seller’s Pre-sale Inspection

“Why should I spend the money?  Let the buyer pay for their own home inspection”

 A pre-listing or pre-sale home inspection can help smooth the selling process and help you sell your home faster.

 A pre-listing or pre-sale home inspection, unlike a pre-purchase inspection, is done on behalf of the seller. We evaluate both obvious and hidden problems and make recommendations.  We can often present alternatives i.e. temporary fix, permanent repair, replacement.  Since you have the option to correct or disclose deficiencies you and your Realtor^® can make the best decision for your situation and set the asking price accordingly. 

 If you decide to repair or replace you’ll have time to shop for the best price and terms.  If defects or deficiencies are discovered by the buyer’s inspector you may be pressured into most expensive correction without time to shop for the best price. 

 There are even less welcome possibilities:  A buyer want a price concession that exceeds the value of the repair or worse, may react emotionally and not make an offer!  If you wait for the buyer's inspector to inform them, you will either have to fix it, lower the price, or worst of all, the deal could be lost.

 A pre-listing or pre-sale home inspection is not meant to be used in lieu of a buyer obtaining their own traditional independent home inspection.  It’s meant to reduce the number of items which could be reported on, thereby bettering your chances to sell your home faster. Buyers are sometimes hard to come by and the longer a property remains on the market, the less attractive it becomes at the listed price.

A pre-listing or pre-sale home inspection can help smooth the selling process and help you sell your home faster.  For 25 years Lifespace Corporation has been conducting pre-purchase home inspections and over the last 10 years we’ve developed and refined our proprietary pre-listing and pre-sale inspection and reporting protocol.  With university degrees in architecture and engineering, inspection industry training and 25 years residential and commercial inspection experience, Edward Devine is well prepared to work in your best interest.  Call him today at (585) 738-5080.

Realtors^® are recommending seller’s inspections and leading print and online publications note the recent rise in pre-sale inspections. 

Call Edward Devine at 585-738-5080 to schedule an A Tech ^® A Team ^®  seller’s inspection. 

VA HOMEBUYER'S NEWS
by Edward Devine  

RESTORATION OF VA LOAN ENTITLEMENT

If you’re a veteran who has already taken advantage of a VA home loan through the Department of Veterans Affairs, you already know what a wonderful choice participating in the program can be.  From low interest rates to reduced credit requirements and even a zero-down payment option, a VA loan can be a good alternative to more restrictive loan programs and can often be the best, or even only, way many veterans can own a home.  

However, one aspect of home loans that many people are not aware of is the ability to restore a previous entitlement and purchase another home with another VA loan.  

If you’re a veteran who has used a VA loan in the past to purchase a home, you may qualify for restoration of entitlement if: 

The property you purchased with a VA loan has been sold and the loan has been paid in full.
                                              - or -
You’re selling your property to another veteran and he or she agrees to assume the VA loan, basically substituting his or her entitlement for yours.  

Veterans are also able to obtain more money from their entitlement if they purchased a home with a VA home loan years ago when the entitlement value was lower.  If the loan has since been paid in full, the veteran is eligible to receive the full entitlement again or, if the loan is not paid off, he or she can receive the difference between the current entitlement and the entitlement that’s already been used to purchase a home.