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Every VA purchase requires an appraisal — but the VA appraisal is not a home inspection. In Florida, where mold, foundation movement, hurricane straps, and aging electrical panels are common findings, many veterans discover expensive problems after closing that a home inspector would have caught before. Here's what each process actually covers and why you need both.
One of the most common misconceptions veterans carry into their first VA home purchase is that the VA appraisal protects them from buying a money pit. It doesn't — and that gap between what veterans assume the appraisal covers and what it actually covers has led to some expensive surprises at Tampa Bay closing tables. Here's what you actually need, and why skipping the home inspection is one of the costliest decisions a VA buyer can make.
First-time VA home buyers often make preventable mistakes that cost them time and money. Here are the seven biggest pitfalls and how to steer clear of them.