{"id":5177,"date":"2023-08-11T04:36:55","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T11:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/?p=5177"},"modified":"2025-11-12T18:35:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T02:35:10","slug":"home-inspection-cost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homelight.com\/blog\/home-inspection-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Complete Home Inspection Cost Breakdown, From Dollars to Dealbreakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

A home inspection can cost you time, money \u2014 or even your home sale.<\/p>\n

While buyers cover the cost of a home inspection during a traditional home sale, issues uncovered during the inspection can lead to costly repairs for the seller.<\/p>\n

As a home seller, you need to be prepared for every possible scenario \u2014 from buyers who make petty cosmetic repair demands to the shock of seeing \u201cfoundation cracks\u201d on the inspection report.<\/p>\n

So what does a home inspection cost you when you\u2019re selling your home? We\u2019ll break it all down with the help of veteran home inspectors and real estate agents experienced in navigating home inspection negotiations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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How much does a home inspection cost?<\/h2>\n

The national average cost of a home inspection is $281-$402<\/a>, depending on your local real estate market, your home\u2019s size, and the home inspector\u2019s experience.<\/p>\n

\u201cI charge a $325 base fee for a home up to 2,000 square feet,\u201d says Dave Taurinskas<\/a>, the Vice President of the Midwest Association of Home Inspectors and owner of Reassurance Home Inspections. \u201cIf the home is above 2,000 square feet, it\u2019s an additional $25 per 500 square feet.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the case for Taurinskas in Minnesota \u2014 but in different states, the cost of a home inspection varies. Taurinskas shared that a home inspector he spoke with in North Carolina struggles to get $250 for a 2,500 square foot home, whereas another friend in Washington state charges $475 for the same size house.<\/p>\n

The price of a home inspection is also relative to the demand in that area. If more people are buying homes, there\u2019s a greater need for home inspections, which gives local home inspectors the leverage to charge more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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