For most Canadians, buying a home is the single largest purchase that they will make in their lifetime; but what if that happy purchase caused your family a financial disaster, simply because the home that appeared fine to you, had in fact very serious problems that you were not aware of at the time of purchase?

In order to safe-guard your investment, and provide you with peace of mind, you need to have a professional home inspection - even if it's a brand new home. Though there is no such thing as the "perfect home", most of the problems that a home inspection will bring to light are minor, and can be repaired before you take possession. However, if a more serious situation is revealed you will have an opportunity to make an informed decision about that potential purchase of the house.